Thanks John, that's a very logical summary. And indeed, the Hunqapillar can be turned into a trail bike. I guess one way to get started would be to downsize to Hunqapillar, Homer & Betty and then continue from there. Although when I look at what I'm likely to do in the next 5 years with myself, keeping the Atlantis and the Betty (or the Hunqapillar and the Betty) also looks quite sensible.
René On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 7:19 AM, Surlyprof <jmcclu...@gmail.com> wrote: > René, > > I'm sorry to hear of your situation. Unfortunately, I don't ride your > size so I can't make a sincere offer (both bummed and relieved about > that). I have to agree with the group, your Atlantis, although well-loved, > is the one in the middle. The Hunq could fill in for your Santa Cruz if > you set it up for trails. Seems like you have enough standover for that. > It would also provide study tour and s240 ability when you wanted it. > Besides, that custom silver/gray paint job is unique and stunning! As for > the Homer or the Betty, that would be a dilemma. I've always loved the > Hilson and would set one up for go fast-ish road riding. But, if fast-ish > road riding is of no interest, then hang on to the Betty. It is unique > and irreplaceable. > > Best of luck with such a tough decision. I hope you do well with the ones > you decide to sell and continue to love and enjoy the ones you decide to > keep. > > John > (For reference, I get my cycling range from a Soma MTB and a Hillborne > with two sets of wheels. One to cover tour/trail/country and the other for > road riding) > > > On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 6:16:10 PM UTC-8, René wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> For almost a year, I've been facing the need to downsize the number of >> bikes that I have for a number of personal reasons. It's an emotional >> challenge that has me paralyzed, because while my rational mind is anxious >> to proceed, my emotions get the best of me every time I start debating >> which bikes to let go and which ones to keep. >> >> Therefore, in the hopes of finding out what the interest would be within >> this group before I post anything on Ebay or Craig's List, I want to list >> the bikes I have and see who's interested in what. I have no idea of asking >> price yet, but if you are interested and feel like making an offer, feel >> free to do so. My goal is to go down from four Riv bikes to just two. I >> also have two Santa Cruz Tallboy FS mountain bikes that I'm debating >> whether to keep or sell, mainly because they only made sense to ride with >> my son, but he's not that interested and if I sell his, I'd have to ride >> alone or find a group, which doesn't seem to be a high priority right now. >> Whether one or both stays has nothing to do with bringing the number of Riv >> bikes down to two. Last, I also have a Bike Friday Lama that I use when I >> travel for a week on business, which isn't that often now, but which I want >> to keep for it's flexible use and because it's as fun to ride as the Rivs. >> >> Here are my four Riv bikes; you can see images of past and present >> configurations on my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/ >> photos/orthie251/sets/ >> >> 1) Hunqapillar 58 with low trail fork and front/rear racks. I may keep >> the Bosco Bullmoose handlebar currently on it, but have regular Bosco bars >> that would likely go with it, or the regular Bullmoose handlebar. Steel >> Berthoud 60mm fenders, brand new custom paint job, etc. >> >> 2) Atlantis 61 with low trail fork. Between the Hunqapillar and the >> Atlantis, I think I'm leaning to keep the Atlantis. It's low trail fork >> only allows for a maximum tire width of 40mm, and I love how it rides. >> >> 3) Homer Hilsen 61, my very first Riv purchase and a bike I ride seldom >> since I'm losing the weight loss battle for now, but when I ride it, I just >> fall in love with all over again. >> >> 4) Betty Foy 58 with 42mm 650B red Hetre tires and steel Berthoud fenders >> that were an odyssey to install. I just love how this bike rides, it >> immediately connects me to being a child and riding, and it's the bike I >> envision I'd ride when I'm very old. I bought it with the idea that one of >> my daughters would ride it, but they didn't care to and after I tried it >> myself, I couldn't let them trash it. >> >> Sometimes I feel like keeping the Homer and the Atlantis, sometimes I >> feel like keeping the Atlantis and the Betty. Sometimes I think that since >> both the Atlantis and the Hunqapillar have the custom low trail forks (I >> still have the original ones), those are the ones I should keep. >> >> There you have it; apologies for the long post. I'm doing this mostly to >> build my courage to post two of them for sale and get a feel for the degree >> of interest in any of them. >> >> Thank you, >> >> René >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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