What's your favorite RR?

[Angus]

A young mechanic at the LBS didn't know what "Q Factor" was, so I
spent a couple of hours this morning going through every Rivendell
Reader searching for the article on "Q Factor." Turns out it was in a
Bridgestone catalogue.

There are a lot of great articles in the RRs, but my favorite has to
be RR10. "Transatlantic Clubroom" (my all time favorite), "Touring
without Panniers," the Tom Ritchey interview, "How to Carry Heavy
Loads," and the dropout piece was interesting.

Not a bad way to spend a morning.

Angus

[Mike]

I really enjoyed the Andy Hampsten interview from a few years ago. I
also really like Tips for Happy Riding which I found in the first
catalog of theirs I ever received. It really got me thinking. You can
read it here:

http://www.rivbike.com/article/misc/tips_for_happy_riding

--mike

[Seth Vidal]

Rivendell Reader number 28:
- One way to Assemble a Bike page 26.

-sv

[newenglandbike]

Man, the Rivendell Readers are just terrific to read- there are so
many good things to say, between RR and Bicycle Quarterly. I find
many of the stories to be outright inspiring, I can't really pick a
favorite one. However, many of the stories/features stand out as
favorites. For instance:

-Scott Cutshall's story of transformation and triumph in RR41.

-Bob Brophy's story of his ski accident and triumph over injury, and
of the resilience of his steel bicycle frame when crashed in RR34.

-Also, the interview with Charlie Cunningham in RR27 was great (there
was an interview with Jaquie Phelan in Bicycle Quarterly that was
really interesting too).

-The Robert Bailey story and update in RR39 and RR41. RR41 is
pretty great too because it's long, in full color, and introduces the
Bombadil.


Bike-specific content:
-RR38- it has Spencer Chan's Rivendell bike check, (which is my
favorite since it shows a bike with many stories to tell). If the RR
were looked at as an advertising medium for Rivendell bikes, I think
Spencer Chan's bike is its finest ad.