Hey Joe, I live on the UWS and frequent River Road to Piermont to Nyack to Rockland, etc ... this past year, 95% of which on a Saluki. You're right about the curb appeal of the Riv's in NYC, mine regularly gets more compliments than a pretty dame in a short skirt. It's been a great winter for riding and I expect to be out regularly in March. Drop me an e-mail if you're looking to spin north.
On Feb 13, 11:20 pm, Joe K <kube...@aol.com> wrote: > So many of the posts here cite Riv gatherings and sightings on the > West Coast. I wonder if they are just more common there. I live in > NYC but have strong connections to the Bay Area (and I favor Grant's > bike philosophy) so I own a Riv custom. I get strong reactions here. > People literally stop me on Manhattan streets and say, "Wow, that's a > beautiful bike!" or "I've heard about Rivendells but have never seen > one." I'm the odd man out in the local club, but I think the > Rivendell aesthetic has just not penetrated much here; nor has the > notion of bicycles as other than mere fitness machines. It's probably > my skewed perspective, but it seems that way at times. > > This local club is a bunch of hammerheads and equipment geeks, mostly > very fast riders, yet they are bemoaning the fact that the club is not > growing, that there are no "C" level riders. For the first time in > years, I am considering volunteering as a ride leader. Not to serve > as a conduit to bring entry-level riders into the A or B classes, but > to validate the concept of casual riding as an end in itself. But I > wonder if I'll have to stipulate that I'm not doing this to replenish > the ranks of A and B riders. They would really have to alter their > perspective to accept that. > > Well, I'm getting off-topic. Who's riding Rivendell-style bikes here > in the East? I do know of the BOB-ish off-roady ride up the Hudson, > but that sounds too off-roady for me. (I like pavement.) -- 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.
