I'm lucky enough to have both of the Chouinard catalogs (which were
then produced by "The Great Pacific Ironworks"). I acquired the
catalogs when I was living in Boulder Colorado in the early 1970's.
They really are a work of art.
It's interesting how much the business model of Chouinard has
chan
It was back in the mid 90s when I picked up a Bridgestone catalog and
read a great article about an american made baseball mitt. That kinda
blew my mind and led me to join the new Bridgestone Owners Bunch back
then.
Of course the Rivendell Readers remained in the wide-range view of
topics, but I w
"They Don't Make Catalogs Like This Anymore" from RR 38. (I'm a
catalog buff and like nice printing. Made me really want one of those
Chouinard catalogs.)
There have been a lot of great articles over the years. Even though
am a recent convert, do happen to have all the back issues. Really
hope
I loved, and still love, the "Trans-Atlantic Clubroom" (or a name
reasonably close to that)
Angus
On Jan 7, 8:42 pm, "colin p. cummings"
wrote:
> To all who read them, what has been the most interesting article
> you've read in a Riv Reader?
>
> I haven't read many, but I was very into an articl
On Jan 8, 1:12 pm, George Schick wrote:
> ...But my favorite would have to be a tie between the one about Lon Haldeman
> & RAAM and the one about Freddy Hoffman.
Haldeman's explanation of "used motor oil" on saddles comes right up
after all those years! He was misquoted, of course.
The typograph
There have been many, many great articles over the years about various
facets of bicycle riding - from truly ergonomic positioning to saddle,
bar, and pedal choices and the advantages of each - that I enjoyed.
And, of course, the technical how-to stuff was always welcomed. But
my favorite would ha
Good topic idea!
My first thought was the article about the guy who lived off wild figs and
living wine, while following the road on the bike, until the season was
over.
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 8:29 PM, rob markwardt wrote:
> One of my favorites (in # 27) was about the twins who toured from
> A
+1 on the descent without brakes article. If I recall, it was a reprint from
a 1970s issue of Bicycling?
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I liked that typographer article. I think the most memorable article
was the one where the author's brakes failed descending a mountain
pass. I get visual flashbacks of it sometimes.
Philip
Philip Williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Jan 7, 6:42 pm, "colin p. cummings"
wrote:
> To all who read th
Thanks guys for costing me 40 bucks on CD's to get all the readers... now my
wife has to eat McDonalds for dinner instead of Outback.
Hope you are proud of yourselfs now.
Kelly
On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Mike wrote:
> I loved the Andy Hampsten interview. It was relatively recent, RR 38
>
I loved the Andy Hampsten interview. It was relatively recent, RR 38
or 39 if I remember correctly. I also enjoyed the recent piece about
touring Alaska in the 70s, again the specific issue number escapes
me.
I've ordered the RRs on disc, it's a lot of fun looking through the
older issues.
--mike
Re: RR27
It was actually a used XO-2 he picked up for $150.
Comments from the author (Grant?) riding the fully loaded bike.
"I rode it about 4 miles loaded up, as I escorted Brad to the
range country out of town, and let me tell you, that thing is
a handful even on smooth pavement. The front and
I'm a fan of the early, early stuff that made me want to subscribe/
join.
--Living with a retired greyhound
--the reason our typewriters use the "QWERTY" system
--Why the Titanic sank (metal failure and fascinating discussion of
metallurgy in general)
--And, although I am a lousy poet and not terri
One of my favorites (in # 27) was about the twins who toured from
Alaska to South America. One of them stayed down there and the other
rode back to the US on an XO-1, with Terrier riding atop luggage,
stopping in at Walnut Creek for a chat and ride with Grant. He got a
new saddle and headed off
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