I'd almost be willing to bet that the majority of the Rivendell bikes in the Twin Cities were not sold by Jim at Hiawatha. At the book signing, there were a good half dozen Rivendell bikes I've not seen in person before.
Eric Platt Misfit and proud of it On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:52 AM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > 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. 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