I too ride an Atlantis and live in Brooklyn (Bay Ridge). I am out most Saturday and Sunday mornings soon after sunrise and ride along the Brooklyn water front, through Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay and out to Jamaica Bay. Great views and few car traffic problems.
The Coney Island boardwalk is open to bikes before 10:00 AM. (it is a bit of a mess and the 35s on my Atlantis is perfect--several of the st steets connecting the bike paths etc could use a littel care too). I have yet to see another Riv Bike. Although most of my rides last only couple of hrs one can create a very nice 60+ mile ride along the water front of Brooklyn and Queesn and around the Gateway National Rec Area surrounding Jamaica Bay. I ussually do this several times during the year when I play hookey during the week. One can go miles and miles without having to fight cars. All in the great Cty of New York My Atlantis is a standard build with bar end shifters (I am sorry I did not get downtube, I someday may change) with a Bookes Team Professional (I may change to a B17). The saddle is honey and matches quite nicley to the shallaced, cork bar tape. Its a bit spartan, no fenders and I don't even have bottle cages mounted. I kind of like it that way. Lately I hve been just using a burrito bag lashed to the saddle rails with toe straps--That seems to work quite well. I have had the bike for about 2 years and I love it. During the week, while the weather and daylenght permit I ride in New Jesey (where I work and where I keep and old Japeanese Road bike (outfitted with Riv goodies) I ride through the Rutgers campus in Piscataway and surrounding areas incldued the tow path that runs along the Rariatan River. My Atlantis would be better for that, but the old bike has 1 and 1/4 inch tires and with a little skill the tow path works OK (genrally hardpacked clay with some gravel). .I bought the bike without see a "live one" based on the t he pics and reading lists like this. Riv bikes are nice. I am tempted to buy another. (However, as a Brooklynite, living in an apartment, that might not be practical). Cheers, David On May 5, 11:12 am, [email protected] wrote: > I ride a clear coated Atlantis w/ a rear basket in NYC > all the time. I even lock it up outside... Come check it out > anytime. I live in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. > > On May 5, 9:06 am, Will <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > There's a Rambouillet that lives in Chelsea. It was one of the few > > bikes to do Sunday's 5-boro bike tour with fenders. :-) > > >www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/3503643419/in/set-72157603897571312/ > > > Cheers, > > Will > > Chelsea, NYC > > > On May 3, 10:04 am, Peter Flint <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I ride an Atlantis here in NYC and my wife has a Glorius and there are > > > a few other Rivs around town I know. You don't see them very often > > > though. > > > > In the fall there is often an IBOB vintage ride on the old Croton > > > Aquaduct trail from Van Cortland Park to Ossining and there are > > > regularly a handful of Rivs on that ride. A couple guys from the IBOB > > > list and I have been trying to schedule a ride this spring, but > > > haven't managed to meet up yet. We might be riding somewhere tomorrow > > > (Monday), if the weather doesn't look too bad. (I don't know what > > > bikes they ride however.) You're welcome to join us. None of us have > > > met in person before either so it's not like some exclusive club. > > > > If you want to check out our rides, you're welcome to connect up with > > > my wife and I at some point. We haven't been riding much this spring > > > yet, but I imagine we will be getting out more soon. You can > > > coordinate with us off-list if you want. > > > > Peter > > > NYC > > > > On May 2, 12:28 pm, Melanie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Is there anyone in NYC with a Bleriot or other Rivendell that they'd > > > > like to show off? I'm smitten by these fantastic bikes, but haven't > > > > yet seen them "in real life." There must be someone out here. Where > > > > are you? I'd love to see your bike and compliment you on your good > > > > taste. > > > > > Melanie- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
