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Old 08-10-11 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidW56
. . . I gather that Grant Peterson and Rivendell Bicycles are polarizing for some reason, but I don't see why . . . .
Neither do I, but the fact of the matter is that GP/Riv is one of those subjects that pushes people's buttons. I told him once about the BF rant machine that starts up over him and Rivendell. I told him that the posts to go back and forth between "Grant Petersen is a genius" and "Grant Petersen is an idiot." He gave a small smile and said that he was fairly sure he wasn't either.
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