The Rivendell Rage Reader: A thread for the pure joy of hating on Grant P

I own a signed copy (only because I ordered from Riv) and read through it some years ago. Can’t say I remember much about it, but it did help me realize that it’s okay to ride a bike in regular clothes/shoes which was a very different mindset from where I was at the time.

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I just read the first few “chapters” of my copy and it’s sort of funny how non-radical it is ten years later

Certainly like 10-20% of it is pure Grant kookiness but a lot of it is just… how a lot of people are riding bikes now?..

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The rider by Tim krabbe stuck with me a bit

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Just noticed this. Riv makes no mention of the fact that these frames are unfiled. Nasty.

unfilled is fine if the brazing is neat.

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it’s no eric estlund but those are fine atmo

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Could be a rushed paint sample

Could be setting the expectations for buyers

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this was on one of the Bluelug instas

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Grant is selling the most Grant fish in the most Grant fashion

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Holy shit 10$? I can get some bombass fish from eurodeli for 3 rubles

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There are a few others I grab before at $10 but Fishwife is good tbh

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We sell a tin of their salmon for 15.99. Well, it’s on the shelf. I don’t know if anyone actually buys it.

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fishwife is $14 in Pdx I believe; there are other good options at $10 but hard to find much below that

:confused_cowboy:

The question remains: why is a bicycle company selling fish

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The fins on that fish made me think it was called fishiiiife

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I should have known artisan whimsical canned fish was already a thing selling for $14 in PDX before being Riv’d

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Fishwife is very good. I have no idea what Riv does anymore, so nothing they sell surprises me.

Just the latest Grant whim to become a Riv sku, following: axes, pine tar soap, various non-biking books, weird clothing accessories, etc.