Jim observed that "I always find it surprising that people in other places don't see more Rivs in the wild. I see several per week aside from my job. Minneapolis must be a hotbed of misfits!"
I hear there is a really active Rivendell dealer in the Twin Cities; that may account some for the popularity in that area. :) "Mainstream cycling" in So Cal is so racer focused that being a "cycling misfit" actually puts one cloer to the real world. dougP On Jun 14, 9:19 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I used the term "cycling misfits" above in the most loving possible way. > Almost every Riv owner or fan feels alienated from mainstream cycling in > some way. Given the objective weirdness of mainstream cycling, being a > misfit in this context is nothing to be ashamed of! You can categorize > yourself based on how you don't fit in to the dominant cycling paradigms. > I'm not going into specifics. > > I always find it surprising that people in other places don't see more Rivs > in the wild. I see several per week aside from my job. Minneapolis must be > a hotbed of misfits! > > > > On Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:14:01 AM UTC-5, Pudge wrote: > > > In fact, this should be a group question -- everyone sing along! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Allingham II, Thomas J (WIL) > > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:13 AM > > To: 'rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com' > > Subject: RE: [RBW] Bicycle Courier In Love with My Atlantis > > > Can't resist asking, Jim -- in your (I assume better informed than mine, > > since I've never encountered another Riv of any kind in my neck of the > > Eastern Meglopolis) view, how many of those distinct groups are there, and > > can you name the ones other than the "tatted and pierced > > anarchist/punker/hipsters"? I desperately need to know to which group I > > belong (raising whispers of Groucho in my mind). > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Thill - Hiawatha > > Cyclery > > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:37 PM > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [RBW] Bicycle Courier In Love with My Atlantis > > > Among the various distinct groups of "cycling misfits" that are drawn to > > Rivendell, the tatted and pierced anarchist/punker/hipster is well > > represented. I was going to point this out in the Riv meets Riv in the wild > > thread, to point out that not all Riv-types have much in common, aside from > > bike brand choice. > > > -- > > 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/-/u6vOJKYl-j0J. > > 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. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > **************************************************** > > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice > > contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and > > cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under > > the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions > > or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any > > tax-related matters addressed herein. > > **************************************************** > > **************************************************** > > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > > email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > > copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. > > If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) > > 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any > > email) and any printout thereof. > > > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their > > professional qualifications will be provided upon request. > > **************************************************** > > ==============================================================================- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
