I reject the assertion that 'so many' are being sold. That said, I sold one.
The reason I sold my 55 Appaloosa is a longish story and I'm too long-winded as it is. The short reason is that the Appaloosa wasn't expensive enough. It is awesome and perfect, but not expensive enough. The question I'm more interested in is the following: If a long wheelbase and fat tires don't match your style of riding, why did you even buy an Appaloosa? The Appaloosa is unlike any bike in the world at any point in time, ever. There is no competition and there is no comparison. Anybody who bought it expecting it to be like another bike made a mistake. Certainly if somebody thought "it's great for all off-road riding like the best mountain bikes, it's light and fast like the best road bikes, it'll take a touring load like the best touring bikes, and it's as stable and comfortable as the best cruiser bikes", then those people maybe had unreasonable expectations, and are right to sell it. The Appaloosa is a new breed, in my opinion, and it is a brilliant one. People who don't want a new breed shouldn't have bought it, and if they just didn't think of that ahead of time, they are perfectly right to sell it to somebody who does want the new breed. Easy peasy. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 4:45:22 PM UTC-7, Singlespeed Johnny wrote: > > i accidentally hijacked a for sale thread asking this and am sorry for > that. > buuut, i've noticed a lot of appaloosa's up for sale (including the one > that i sold) and am wondering what's going on. sure, there's a lot of other > rivs for sale here to, but given that the joe is such a new model it seems > like the time produced (<2yrs) to number up for sale seems high. > i personally didn't care for the long wheelbase and the bike overall felt > really sluggish to me. the mega long wheelbase coupled with a 2.1" max tire > just didn't fit my style of riding. when i stood up to pedal and put power > down, the bike didn't wanna go any more forward than me sitting and > spinning which i am not used to. overall, i'm glad i got to experience > owning a riv and wouldn't rule another one out in the future but would def > stick to an atlantis or hunq. > why did you guys sell or are currently trying to sell yours? -- 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.
