Chris, It's more of a drive than you think. From Anacortes, WA, getting Walnut Creek, CA is less than half the distance to Indy. Thanks for the offer, though.
Tim On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Christopher Wiggins <tsots...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tim, I'll be honest I didn't read all the responses,so I don't know where > you are on this. I have Sams, Appas and I own a AHH that you could ride. > It's a bit of a drive, but it may clear things up a bit. > > Chris Wiggins > Owner > A1 Cyclery > Indianapolis IN > > On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:38:33 PM UTC-4, Tim Butterfield wrote: > >> I've been thinking of getting a Rivendell bicycle for a long time. I >> first joined this group to lurk back in 2010 and have been a member and >> sometimes lurker since then. But, I had not made the commitment and >> purchased a Riv. The closest I came was getting a Velo-Orange Rando. That >> was sort of rivish. >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbutterfield/sets/72157624827193423 >> >> Being in the suburbs of Chicago near O'Hare airport limited my comfort >> using it the way it should have been. That bike was sold before I left >> Chicago to live full-time in an RV. Once we decided to settle in >> Anacortes, WA (still in the RV), I purchased a Specialized AWOL Comp, >> definitely not rivish. >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbutterfield/sets/72157644371355428 >> >> It's a nice bike, but I now want something more rivish, this time, the >> real thing. I'm thinking of getting either the Roadeo or the A Homer >> Hilsen. I like the idea of the liveliness and sportiness of the Roadeo, >> but like the bit of extra versatility of the AHH also. With my weight at >> 200+ (PBH 33" or 83.8cm, age 51), I'm leaning towards the AHH instead of >> the Roadeo. I can start more roadish with the AHH and, as I build my >> abilities further, expand the bike to fit new and/or different tasks >> without having to change frames. >> >> So, I'm fairly settled on getting my first Riv, one of the two >> mentioned. My pondering now is mostly on how to appoint it. My Rando was >> more modern with the 105 setup. The AWOL was definitely modern with discs >> and SRAM setup. But, I'm not tied to that. Though I haven't used it much, >> I like the looks of a quill stem, drop bars, and downtube shifters. It >> looks clean and simple. I'm just not sure what it's like to live with. I >> expect that, like many things, it is a matter of adapting to it. But, >> using DT shifters or bar ends does set a direction as neither would work >> with an 11-speed I could have instead. I'm trying to consider the pros and >> cons of each. >> >> With my AWOL, I leave it locked to the cabana just outside my RV. Some >> RVs have sufficient inside storage for a bike. Mine doesn't. >> >> My questions to the group are these: As I am not yet doing longer >> distances, are there still benefits to the more traditional setups? If I >> pick either one, what might I later miss the other may have provided? Are >> there likely to be any weather related or other wear issues leaving a Riv >> locked to the RV park cabana like I do my AWOL? I'm doubtful of that, but >> don't want to mistreat it either. Any thing else I should consider? >> >> Thanks for any advice you have. >> >> Tim >> > -- > 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 https://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. 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
