I get nothing but " that's a really nice bike" or "that's beautiful" or "that's classic" comments about my Rivs, tho' mine are set up more racier than many, I guess. Or maybe ABQ, which is a riders' haven, is just more mellow. I did have someone do a double take when he saw my '03 Riv (with hammered Honjos and saddlebag) and asked, "That's nice; how old is it?" and I screwed up my face in concentration (honestly) and thought a moment and answered, "2003."
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Steve D. <s_dem...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Yeah... A friend of mine has a brand-spanking-new La Pierre carbon > bike. This first one he had to replace because the frame cracked going > over a bump on the Burke-Gilman trail. That was before he told me my > Atlantis was too heavy. But I always keep Grant's piece of advice in > mind: "Compliment other people's bikes, especially if they're new." > > -Steve > Seattle > > On Sep 30, 8:58 am, Allan in Portland <allan_f...@aracnet.com> wrote: >> Literally heard that last night in regards to my still-new-to-me AHH. Look, >> I know the tires are a little shabby, and the saddle doesn't fit the >> aesthetic (but it does fit me), but really, "that thing?" >> >> :-) OK, as it was coming from a young 20-something on a crabon looking >> Scattante bike with skinny tires and not much else, I figured it was a >> compliment. >> >> I should start a blog of unprompted comments Rivendells bring. So far, in >> less than 2 months I've had the usual "how old is it" on two different >> occasions. Some guy who looks like he doesn't ride bikes asked if I could go >> over 40 mph on it (was happy to show him the computer's max speed was >> currently recorded as 39.55). And not quite a comment, but the train rider >> in the seat next to me very conspicuously doing a web search on "A. Homer >> Hilsen" Not that I can blame any of them, (OK, I do hold it against the "how >> old is?" guys), it _is_ a great looking bike. In fact, as I often thing to >> myself, much better looking than it should considering it's built up almost >> entirely from second-hand accumulation. >> >> And finally, something (IMO) so cliched (no offense intended) I thought I'd >> _never_ do, before, well..., getting my own put together, the flickr photo >> set <http://www.flickr.com/photos/47116230@N00/sets/72157627777685182/>. >> >> Best regards & hats off to Grant P, >> -Allan > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
