Wait! Bicycling is NOT the source of all 2-wheel wisdom? I want my
money back.
GeorgeS
On May 17, 8:09 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
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Just Ride was on my mind yesterday when I tried to help a woman decide on
her first nice bike. She wants a sporty-ish bike for
All $10 or so bucks? (I think that's the going rate. I actually am
receiving it as a gift from my mother. There have been a couple of
semi-interesting articles recently. At one point, thought they were going
to focus more on commuting and touring, but appears not.
Momentum mag is better,
I read the last issue of Momentum online after the Riv ad was linked.
Is it always available online for free?
Toshi
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Don't leave us hanging... did she opt for a relaxed fit
Surlyhttp://clevercycles.com/blog/2012/05/09/pimp-your-surly/to pull her
Burley?
Also, I had a very similar experience, this week, in fact. In July a group
of middle-aged women are coming down from Vancouver to do a ride. Their
plan was
... I am in no way affiliated with the bicycle industry other than as
a reformed racer and someone who now rides for fun and utility and
who works on Bike Trains and Ride to School programs, but since I'm
seen on a bike often, there's a pre-supposition that I know
This made me recall an
Geez Allan. I don't recall you mentioning the strip clubs to me last week.
I ended up spending all my money at art museums and such. Sigh.
I did however ride around Portland a bit, several times. A bike ride is a
bike ride. :-)
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Allan in Portland
Jim,
As someone who straddles the line between Rivendellish sensibilities and
club rider hammering, I can relate to the seemingly divergent desires of
your customer. And I wonder whether there needs to be such a stark
dichotomy drawn between a practical bike and one suitable for
I think that part of the issue is racy weight conscious 25mm tire riders
probably aren't looking at rivendell or surly since they have aspirations
to be fast in the club. I banish them to madone land, hahaha.
Sometimes you can't have it all, why not just 2 bikes that each serve a
purpose they
Well, it's not about the equipment. It's the motivations of the person
picking the equipment. Biking has become associated with fitness and
competition. Riding for fun and enjoyment comes in a distant second place
in a lot of people's minds. This has meant a lot of people out there are
I'm with Alex: go. It was a nice event in Seattle, a great way to support a
local business (in our case Kathleen and Freerange Cycles), and a pleasure
to hear Grant speak. His talk was, as you'd expect, low key, open, and
appropriately opinionated, but sort of delivered at perfect pitch. Grant
I'm so bummed I couldn't make it to see Grant last night, had to be at
work and all. How did the ride go? Hope he enjoyed seeing that part
of Seattle.
On May 12, 6:31 am, Frank pguil...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm with Alex: go. It was a nice event in Seattle, a great way to support a
local business
The ride worked out well. Grant had to leave for the airport by 7:30, so
we had to cut out the out and back to Golden Gardens, but the ride to the
locks, and back along both sides of the canal was really pleasant. We
didn't have much foot traffic to contend with when crossing the locks, and
even
I am in the boonies of western Colorado so will not get to see the
GGBT (great Grant book tour).
But I am enjoying the book. Being a Riv member since 1995 I have heard
most (all?) of it before. But still what a great viewpoint of a simple fun
semi-exercise. He describes all the negative
I was thinking the exact same thing Alex, after the talk and ride Friday
night. Certainly Grant has had a huge influence on my own thinking about
bicycles, and that's wafted its way into my thinking about architecture as
well.
Rob in Seattle
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:00:25 AM UTC-7, Alex
Received my copy of Just Ride via the brown pony a couple of hours
ago. So much good stuff. I liked the ending of chapter 19--Don't be
cheap and dead.
I also love the illustrations. I have a feeling it'll be a pretty big
seller at Powell's here in Portland for a few weeks. Nice that it came
out
Go - it was fun to hear him this evening in Seattle. Glad I went.
Alex
On May 11, 7:42 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Received my copy of Just Ride via the brown pony a couple of hours
ago. So much good stuff. I liked the ending of chapter 19--Don't be
cheap and dead.
I also love the
Go - it was fun to hear him this evening in Seattle. Glad I went.
Alex
On May 11, 7:42 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Received my copy of Just Ride via the brown pony a couple of hours
ago. So much good stuff. I liked the ending of chapter 19--Don't be
cheap and dead.
I also love the
I think you're right Jim, that a lot of things Grant advocated for are
much more easily found on bikes today than they were say 10yrs ago.
Along those lines, check this out:
http://vimeo.com/41872915
--mike
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Jim, not quite finished with the book yet, but had the exact same reaction.
Regarding your comment about living in a lucky bubble, and relatively few
obvious faux-racers, I've noticed that I tend to instinctively congregate
with those with shared interests. No arguments against the
I had a similar reaction that I wrote about here after the 2012 NAHBS:
http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2012/03/reflections-on-north-american-http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2012/03/reflections-on-north-american-handmade.html
Good points by Jim and Addison. Grant certainly was at the start of a
sea change over the last 10+ years in the bike industry -- I remember
when Rivendell was the only source (at least, the only one relatively
easy to find) for Brooks saddles and Carradice saddlebags and one of
the few voices
On May 10, 2012, at 9:21 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Good points by Jim and Addison. Grant certainly was at the start of a
sea change over the last 10+ years in the bike industry
True enough although Grant's impact goes back to the B-stone days and it just
took a while for the larger industry
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:15:32 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
snip
but that Grant gave voice to a backlash movement and opened a
long-neglected market
Hmm. This isn't to take anything away from Grant, but I think Grant was
more a keeper-of-the-flame than prophet or
... Mammals over dinos if you will, and in contrast to Protestants over
Catholics (nb. Martin Luther).
-Allan
Regards,
-Allan
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Jim, you're making me eager to read it. The thought just occurred to me,
reading the responses. Jitensha Studio opens in 1982. Grant works at REI,
rides competitively... hangs out at Hiroshi's shop. Lots of other people
around, I'm sure - influences. Bridgestone happens. Hiroshi's
I bought a '92 XO-1 in 1993 and at that point became aware of
Bridgestone/Grant/the iconoclasm that became part of Rivendell. I
joined the BOB in 1993, got on the early Riv mailing list in 1994 and
ordered my first frame at the end of that year. I was pretty aware of
what was on the mainstream
I just received my (first) three copies and have already given them away! I
saw a guy from my LBS and told him if they ordered 10 I would buy 5. So
readable, so fun.
On Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:27:38 PM UTC-5, Zack wrote:
Just got my paper copy from amazon.
Also, just as an FYI type of
Finished my copy in just a few hours. Lots of stuff that I had already
read, but fantastic to be able to give this as a gift to people that are
just starting out with riding. Cool to have everything in one place.
Also, I was grateful for the riding tips in the book, as I am trying to get
Just got my paper copy from amazon.
Also, just as an FYI type of thing, it *really* helps the author if you
enjoy something that you read if you leave a positive review on amazon.
The more of those that a book gets, the more likely someone from outside
the regular sphere will buy it.
So, if
Am going to wait on a hard copy until Grant is in Minneapolis at Hiawatha
Cyclery on May 31st. Pre-ordered the Kindle version, but that doesn't come
out until next Tuesday.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:43:18 PM UTC-5, Rambouilleting Utahn wrote:
In the spirit of
I am enjoying the short mini-chapters. Perfect for quick reads between
other activities. I am currently preparing for the Ride the Rockies week in
early June, so Grant's words about long rides being unhealthy are striking
close to home. After today's 70 mile ride with head winds and significant
I had no idea it was coming out on Kindle. That is great news.
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 7:43:20 PM UTC-5, EricP wrote:
Am going to wait on a hard copy until Grant is in Minneapolis at Hiawatha
Cyclery on May 31st. Pre-ordered the Kindle version, but that doesn't come
out until next
ETA for my paper-copy Amazon pre-order is Fryday. Oops, shouldn't announce
that on the internets. Might attract Ninja cyclists...
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:11 PM, RJM crccpadu...@gmail.com wrote:
I had no idea it was coming out on Kindle. That is great news.
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