I love Burlington... Awesome bike vibe, awesome beer, awesome place.
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I think Grant was the principal moving force behind the
steel/quality/comfortable road bike that is pretty common today. Perhaps he
was just leading at the crest of an already existing wave, but as someone
who bought an XO-1 in 1993 ('92 model) and followed Bridgestone and then
Rivendell from that
I agree. Grant was among the first, and most visible proponents of real-world
bikes. Arguably, some of Surly/Soma success is due to people reading what G was
saying, and for whatever reason, buying a Riv-ish model from one of those
brands instead of from RBW. Surly/Soma have talented and creativ
I dont think Grant is given his credit on this issue. Many large
manufactures (trek, etc...) offer nice city bikes with plenty of rack
mounts. Plus just look at all the bike at NAHBS, there is no way most of
those bikes would look like they do if there was no Riv. Plus surly, soma
and salsa
"I see tons of people on steel bikes with the handlebars up high riding
around Burlington, VT." Ah, that's probably thanks to the fine folks at the
Old Spokes Home! Great bunch there!
Cheers!
lyle
On 20 April 2013 18:20, Zack wrote:
> I am obviously not plugged into the bike store world, but
I am obviously not plugged into the bike store world, but I can say I see
tons of people on steel bikes with the handlebars up high riding around
Burlington, VT. It brings a smile to my face pretty much every time.
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Your shop is an example of what we need more of if we are ever going to get
more ordinary people on bikes. Specifically, you and a few others in the
Twin Cities have been making great strides towards eliminating the
intimidation factor that keeps the average person from venturing into a
bi
San Antonio is in an urban revival, with the real estate of two large and
historic downtown breweries recently developed into upscale condos,
shopping centers and upscale restaurants (not quite black tie tacquerias,
but close - snob appeal rules in SA). The city has already done and is
continu
Where I live it is very race bike oriented, on the road or on the trail. I
don't see too many people riding anything but race bikes dressed in full
kit and I don't even think you can buy panniers. Basically Trek and
Specialized rule it. Riv is my main bike shop now; I really dig the no
shipping
And here in the sf east bay it's easy to forget how lucky we are to be able to
just pop over to RBW WHQ and test ride most any riv most any time we like. If I
lived someplace else, I'm not sure what I'd be riding. We more ambasidors of
the non racing options in more places.
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Plus, the Twin Cities has a history of bike shops that cater to non
racers. Not as exclusively as Jim does, but they have been here. We seem
to be unusual in that respect.
On Apr 20, 2013 7:39 AM, "Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery"
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> Chris W: that's a good point. I sorta live in a bubble. Not
And here in the sf east bay it's easy to forget how lucky we are to be able to
just pop over to RBW WHQ and test ride most any riv most any time we like. If I
lived someplace else, I'm not sure what I'd be riding. We more ambasidors of
the non racing options in more places.
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Chris W: that's a good point. I sorta live in a bubble. Not only do I work in a
shop where we deal with approximately zero actual racers, very few of my
customers own or ride mass market "road bikes". Of course, in the twin cities,
one can't miss the broad presence of Surly.
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The Suntour 14-34 winner pro freewheel may have been marketed to mtb racers.
Matched to a MaxiCar hub its proving to be a quite durable touring piece.
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On Fri, 2013-04-19 at 19:16 -0700, sameness wrote:
> As a huge SunTour fan, I do catch that ever-so-faint whiff of
> marketing revisionism. My recollection of most of their technological
> innovations and attendant high-end parts were, err... geared decidedly
> towards racing, both on and off road.
As a huge SunTour fan, I do catch that ever-so-faint whiff of marketing
revisionism. My recollection of most of their technological innovations and
attendant high-end parts were, err... geared decidedly towards racing, both
on and off road.
When I think of their more emblematic offerings, I th
Jim,
While in more "enlightened" bike markets this may be true; here in
Indianapolis, we're just now starting to catch up. I've been swimming
against the current for 4 years now. It's just this year that customers
don't give me the "you've got 2 heads" look when I suggest something like a
LH
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