These pictures make me miss my Cheviot. It’s a surprisingly lively ride, and as a tall guy, I love that huge head tube.
Don’t miss the brakes, though. V brakes and discs point out the flexy weakness in those long reach brakes. Does Riv still have spare canti forks? Hmm. Eric On Thursday, January 17, 2019, ian m <[email protected]> wrote: > I've never really been a fan of wood fenders on a bike, something about it > just rubs me the wrong way. But I gotta say the Family Truckster comparison > really won me over and I'm a big fan of this Chev > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 10:49:56 PM UTC-5, Stephen W. wrote: >> >> Howdy y'all, >> So I went ahead and got my hands on a 60cm Cheviot, picked it up from >> a group member,Erl, (believe he goes by WETH...Thanks Erl!). I had my eye >> on the brown-green-bronze sheep bike since stumbling across Rivendell a few >> years ago but didn't pull the trigger back when the bronze moss was offered >> because a Hunqapillar was calling my name a little bit louder. I like green >> bikes; don't judge. 😉 To me, the Cheviut exudes "Hippie-grandpa-coolness". >> I had heard that the ride was comparable to floating on a cloud while >> wearing a Snuggie and eating cotton candy; now I don't know about that but >> this sucker is smooth as all get out...smooth and comfy and responsive and >> quick and cushy and awesome. That's my unbiased opinion of the Rivendell >> Cheviot. Mic drop. ✌ >> >> Best, >> >> Stephen > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
