There aren't a lot of organized rides that do the type of riding that we do on these rides - mixed surface, taking advantage of the different models' versatility.
It's interesting that within typical mainstream road-only group rides, the distinctiveness of the bikes offered by different makers is less than the distinctiveness of the various Rivendells that you will see on rbw-owners-bunch rides. That distinctiveness of the different Rivendell models is complemented by the variety in the other models and brands that attendees bring on these rides (Nishikis and Treks and Schwinns, etc, all made to work in unique and sometimes creative ways.) These types of rides are enjoyable on suitable bikes from any maker. But the key word is suitable. The fact that so many Rivendell models are suitable says great things about the company. -Jim W. On Dec 28, 2010, at 6:03 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > on 12/28/10 12:10 PM, Jon Grant at jgr...@papagrant.com wrote: > >> Do owners of other marques do this? I know car guys do, but do other bike >> folk besides Rivendell bicyclers? > > There are the monthly vintage rides which take place at the Rose Bowl in LA > on Sundays, put on by Velo-Retro (Chuck Schmidt). > > http://www.velo-retro.com > > Obviously more "period-correct" than marque-oriented. > > The three-speed tour around Lake Pepin is a bit more limiting, perhaps... > > http://www.3speedtour.com > > It seems to me there's a Pugsley gathering, but can't lay my hands upon the > link right now... maybe it was in the Surly flickr stream. > > Of course, the Rivendell rides have always been inclusive of anyone who has > the gumption to show up! But, I'm not sure I've seen another like it. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do > it." > Mahatma Gandhi > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
