Due to various job/life situations, I haven't ridden near as much as I would have liked in the past year. If it weren't for the Just Ride philosophy GP established starting in the latter days of Bridgestone, I probably woudn't have ridden at all. I would have believed that if I didn't have time to suit up and click in for at least 20 miles, it wasn't worth doing. But Grant wrote in a catalogue, "A 10 minute ride is always worth it." He's right. 10 minutes or one hour or 6 or all day..all are available to me in non-space-age-looking clothes and regular shoes on comfortable, pretty bikes. Because someone had the sense to poke his head up and say, "Hey! That's bike riding!" Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 7:58:34 PM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote: > I definitely agree with the message Grant is promoting, which > basically challenges/discards the turn-offs of cycling that prevent > more people from getting out there and riding. > > Don't "not-ride" because you think you have to wear special clothes to > ride. > Don't "not-ride" because you think you need to have an uncomfortable > racer bike to ride. > Don't "not-ride" because you think you need to suffer to get a good > ride and you don't want to suffer today. > etc... > > One danger I could see, perhaps one could "take offense" is that if > you do wear special clothes to ride, then you are "un-Rivendell". If > you do like clipless pedals, then you are "un-Rivendell" etc... > > I could see how one might come up with that interpretation upon > reading some of Grant's writing, but Rivendell makes or has made bikes > like the Legolas and the Roadeo that cater to different crowds than a > Betty Foy, for example. I'm sure Grant will appreciate that for some > people, some "racer" gear makes sense for them and their style of > riding, and that they are still in the Riv family, but his message is > centered around the "most of you" crowd, which is perfectly reasonable > and makes sense from the Riv marketing perspective too :). > > Best, > Toshi in Oakland, CA > -- 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/-/BM5P7daELPsJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
