"Rivendell - bikes you can grow old with". If they haven't said it directly, that thought has come thru many times in the Riv lit. Beth's comment on seeing herself on this bike into old age made this idea pop into my head. Works for me.
dougP On Mar 31, 3:40 pm, Beth <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure. > I would say, in no particular order: > > 1. Pedigree (who the builder is and his history of making good bikes) > 2. Track record (how the bikes built have stood the test of time/ > elements/owner's abuse and or love :) > 3. Comfort (how comfy I happen to feel on this particular bike) > 4. (bonus!) Attention to detail. I like the hearts in the lugs and the > poetry on the seat tube panel > > I woulda kicked down for an Atlantis if I'd had the ducats. > Maybe..someday.. but this here Betty is good for what I need a bike > for now. I can see me tooling around on it as an old lady! > > On Mar 31, 12:18 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Curious: can you name the two or three discrete things that make this Riv so > > nice? I'll reply in kind, but don't want to influence your choice. > > > Four Rivs so far, three remain ... Rivs are my template for fit and > > handling. Wonderful. > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Beth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes--still like butter. I was wondering for how many days would I be > > > experiencing sore sitbones from the new B-17S. That would be 3! That's > > > it?! Ok! Other than that,(and that's not a Riv thing anyway) the bike > > > rides real well. The only other exception being that I suspect > > > something is going on with the pauls in the rear hub that's annoying > > > me. Once that's fixed, I'm golden! As for mileage, I've only ridden > > > from RBWHQ to my folk's house...(3 miles?!) and then around Sacramento > > > for fun (Sac Tweed ride was a good time!) and commuting for two days. > > > So, that's an astounding 30 miles? I look forward to much longer rides > > > and am curious to see if my butt is still smiling. This has been an > > > outstanding bike choice, IMO. > > > > I can see why people have a quiver of Rivendells! > > > > So, not a real ride report, but the future is bright. > > > > On Mar 29, 6:19 pm, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Still like butter? > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > (505) 227-0523- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
