I've sold all my Rivendell's excluding my wife's Betty Foy, and that may hit the block too. I'll comment on my reason's for selling which has nothing to do with anyone else's experience with owning then selling their Rivendell's. My first Riv was an A.H.H and that was the last to go because it was a truly great all around bike but I sold it because I feel I can have a better custom built all rounder for near the same price with all the features Riv excludes, dyno wiring, clearance for fatter tires (fatter with all these other features), disc brakes, threadless headset (no shimmy) geo for my specific dimensions and custom racks built at the same time. I sold my Atlantis to fund a custom adventure bike. Basically, my Bantam is what I had hoped the Atlantis would be but could never be.
Let me be clear, I love the Rivendell ethos and the aesthetic they offer, come on how can you not love the look of lugs and I still think the quill nitto stem is art work. I look at it this way, I drove a 1995 Mazda Miata for a decade and I loved most every time I drove it, yet when it developed issues I just didn't want to deal with I sold it and bought a new Honda Civic. It drives better, sips gas and costs less to operate. It's a better vehicle plain and simple. I see some of the new bicycle innovations as just providing a better experience, that's not to say that a road bike needs disc brakes or electronic shifting it doesn't. But for the kinda riding I want to do these days these features matter. At the end of the day I think we owe Grant a big thank you for pushing the envelope both backwards and forwards. Personally, I think his greatest contribution is the just ride ethos, that notion is what made riding a bike for me a joy. Like most things in life I don't agree with everything Grant dispenses but who agrees with everyone all the time? I know I'll have another Riv someday which one right now is the mystery? If I were to take a stab guessing, it would be the A. Homer of course. Cheers, ~hugh -- 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.
