Jason_H
It’s funny that I was all over the Boulder Bike site last night, and this morning you reference them! Thanks for the links – I went online to Bikeforums this morning to ask you all for more input and there was your post.
Also, Aaron has provided links to many hours of reading and research – thanks to him too.
After reading the site for Rawland I came to think about the bikes we often ride. He was riding on two Bridgestones growing up and I wonder how much of that was influenced by the brand selection that the LBS had. I know I grew up around Dawes and never heard of many of the bikes I hear about now.
So that brings me to a question to ponder. Have I been riding “standard” bikes all my life because they are great bikes, or because they are what have been available and that I was made aware of? I see these Rando bikes as some great riding machines, with all who write about them seemingly loving what they are on. Am I not riding one simply because they were never available and therefore not mainstream? In other words, where have they been all my life?! Are they really a great “all-rounder” that would suit me well?
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