The sentence in red is what I was inclined to post a day or two ago. The combination of slack angles, long wheelbase and low bottom bracket is rare. It's one of those "pick two" situations. To me, the Rivendell ride I've been reading about for years is my primary attraction so that is what would make a bike Riv'ish to me. The only bike I know of is the Jones Plus and it's definately not cheap!
Every bike I've owned has been a "just ride" bike and they have all been 700c hybrids or 26" MTB's. Right now I'm riding a rigid 29'er and that's the direction my interests are going right now. On Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 12:20:41 PM UTC-5, masmojo wrote: > > I think if there was a perfect bike like this, we would all have one! > The main factor as noted in the title is cost. But, are we talking cost > new or Craigslist cost? > I have a variety of great grab & go bikes, but some weren't cheap and some > are better for different things then the others. > Others have mentioned old treks, but old treks go for serious money these > days so unless you just happened to have one or stumble on one it's > probably not doable. Old Bridgestones? Same deal. > For trips of less than 2 miles I typically grab one of a few > cruisers/Klunkers in the stable. I don't really have anything else that > qualifies as cheap although in relation to your average Rivendell most > things are more economical. > But, what would this mythical beast look like!? > To me: early 90's, steel, 7 speed index thumb shifters, probably a > mountain bike. > I do have a old Raleigh Mountain Tour 650b mountain sort of hybrid that I > envision being just what you described, but we will see how she turns > out!? > Indeed, I think Rivendells bring together a fairly unique set of specs & > criteria that you are just not going to be able duplicate by buying > anything else -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
