Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Demographic? --Was LHT tigged Rivendell?

2009-12-12 Thread erik jensen
Don't be so quick to equate renting a room and not owning a car as a student lifestyle. I'd call it living sustainably. Most students I've interacted with are all to quick to jump behind the wheel, and it's hard to live in a place where there are livable streets without renting (unless you have a

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Demographic? --Was LHT tigged Rivendell?

2009-12-11 Thread Tim McNamara
On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Ray Shine wrote: For the money, it's hard to beat an LHT. That's true, although I'd lean towards a Gordon BLT. And that begs the question: who does comprise the typical Rivendell marketing demographic? Usually middle aged and well off enough to have a pretty

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Demographic? --Was LHT tigged Rivendell?

2009-12-11 Thread doug peterson
I'll bet the Rivendell demographic is so diverse and scattered as to defy marketing logic. There are probably people riding Rivs who live a student lifestyle (rent a room; no car) as well as fanatic bicycle collectors (the more rare exotic, the more interesting). The bell curve is probably