Wrong bike / riders...where is this?

[opa...@gmail.com]

At one time I read an article by Grant called "The Wrong Bike and Rider" or something about how bikes changed in the last 60 years or so...the fixation on racing bikes more recently.  I can't remember if I saw it in one of the website blog/learn articles, a catalog, a Reader, or somewhere else.  I wanted to send it to my sister, but I can't find it on the website (or at least, I didn't do a good job of finding it).  Anyone remember it?

Cheers

[Joe Bernard]

You should email Grant. He's written many variations on this over the years, undoubtedly starting with RR-0. He'll know where to point you.

[Geoff]

Hi, is this it?-

Copying the Wrong Bikes and Riders, by Grant Petersen

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GVlWJIsgiWAJ:web.me.com/kerrie64/Bicycle_Writing/Required_Gear_files/Rivendell%2520Rant%25E2%2580%25A8or%25E2%2580%25A8.pdf+the+wrong+bike+and+rider+grant+petersen&hl=en&gl=us

[opa...@gmail.com]

That's the one - thanks!

[davidfrench]

Thanks for the link, it's always good to read this kind of rant !
:)

On Oct 28, 9:38 pm, Geoff <mocha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, is this it?-
>

> Copying the Wrong Bikes and Riders, by Grant Petersenhttp://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GVlWJIsgiWAJ:web...

[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

It's been awhile since I've read that article (or variations thereof). Interesting that it doesn't ring as true now as it did even five years ago. Of the newish bikes I see in my neighborhood now, most (anecdotally) are some kind of entry-level 'hybrid' (hate that term, but the bikes are what most cyclists should be riding) or Surly Cross-check/LHT, which embody many of the features advocated by Grant over the years. I credit Grant and some other influential bike people, as well as (maybe) a diminishing interest in wannabe racing post-Lance.

[Geoff]

My pleasure.  :)