Congratulations on your new differently abled bike. It's my size and I thought very briefly about buying it but it's too close in character to my less than 1 year old Hillborne. I visited Riv this summer and rode a Hunq. If and when I can ever justify another bike purchase, that's it. Happy riding. Norman
On Sep 29, 1:23 pm, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, technically, it's paid for..it's not here yet. I bought Rocky's AHH. > My first/only Riv was a Romulus I bought new in '03 (wow, I can't believe > how long ago that was now). It was a great bike, but I never liked the light > blue color much. It was a "this is the only Riv I can afford" purchase, and > I don't recommend that approach. Ya don't "get used" to a color you're not > thrilled with (in my opinion). > > Anyway, I rode it a few years, then decided recumbents were the bee's knees > and sold it. I bought a long-wheelbase 'bent, which was very comfortable, > but uninvolving. Those wheels so far from each other smoothed the road out > so much that I couldn't "feel" anything. Odd. So then I got a > short-wheelbase, which was lots of fun, but a little tall for me. After > breaking my 'dabbing' big toe a couple years ago, riding it became an issue, > so I moved on to a recumbent trike. It's been huge fun, and I'm not sorry I > tried it, but I discovered something with 'bents - *especially *trikes - > that hadn't occured to me: Riding them is like being a movie star walking > through the mall. *Everybody's* looking, and *everybody* wants to talk. > > Here's the thing..I have Asperger's Syndrome. Think of it as 'kinda > autistic'. Not in an extreme way where I can't function in society and all - > I'm not considered 'disabled' - but enough that social interactions which > aren't carefully planned in advance can be a bit awkward. So there I am, all > alone on the bike, all 'kinda autistic' and stuff..*and everybody's waving > and smiling and asking questions.* Sheesh! > > So, after four years on recumbents, I sat down and did an inventory of how > much riding I've been doing, and realized that I've spent less time on the > road with bikes that were supposedly more comfortable, hence, should have > had me out there *more. *Apparently I've been subconsciously "calling off" > rides because I wasn't ready to "deal with it". Not good. So I made an offer > on an original Waterford Rivendell, which fell through. Then I considered a > new Hunqapillar or Sam; then I thought I would wait to see what the HS > production bike turned out to be. Finally, Rocky showed up yesterday with > that gorgeous silver-green AHH frame, which I already have most of the parts > for (sell me some wheels, people!). SOLD! > > Yes, I'll get some attention on this lovely bike, too. I don't mind *some*, > I'd just rather avoid the "Brad Pitt level", if you know what I mean. So I'm > back to the Rivendell. I'll still be looking for that HS. I can't wait to > find out what Grant has up his sleeve next.. > > Cheers, > Joe Bernard > Fairfield, CA. -- 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-bunch@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.
