I understand. I'm sure everyone had a great time and were stellar and welcoming sportsmen. My concern was for those who may not have joined because they ride perhaps a Toei or a Singer or whatever. I think we are all literally on the same page as far as wanting and welcoming a variety of participants. I simply don't think calling a ride a rally for a specific brand helps that cause. (unless of course Riv was short for River!)
On Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:53:23 AM UTC-4, AndyBikeman wrote: > > I was one of the "renegade" Non-Riv riders on the recent tour. I felt very > welcomed by all the riders. It was a great group of people and we had a lot > in common, especially the love of riding on two wheels. I didn't sense any > feelings of "less or more" because of the brand of bike being ridden. I > admire people that are passionate about finely crafted and designed bikes. > Nice to know that the interest in steel frames and classic bike gear is > alive and well in Riv riders! Because of brands like Rivendell the revival > of classic touring bikes is making a come-back with bikes like the > Kogswell, Gunnar, Salsa, and Surly. > > That's one thing I like about cycling is that in most cases nobody talks > another person down because of their choices of bike manufacturer. I ride > regularly with people that ride bikes worth a great deal of money and they > still admire my 10 year old steel and titanium bikes. In fact a number of > my fellow Riv riders commented that they had a Surly LHT as a second or > third bike and that is was a tremendous value for the money. I came as an > invited guest of a wonderful friend that thought I'd enjoy the ride (we did > the whole C&O and GAP trail together three years ago) again and to finally > get to see the scenery before the Divide since the last time we rode it the > rain and fog kept the scenery out of view. I'm so glad I came and got to > see the sights despite the threat of rain, snow and cold temps. > > I feel that it doesn't' matter what brand of bike you ride, but your > approach to cycling. That is, touring versus racing. As I've aged I prefer > touring and self-supported rides. Again thanks to the welcoming and great > group of guys, and BobbyB for organizing the tour (are there any women that > would like to join us? We won't bite or geek out too much). I plan on being > back to ride a RivTour whether if I can afford a Rivendell or not. > > Thanks! > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/O2wOYKBDKjEJ. 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.
