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On Mar 31, 9:45 pm, doug peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > "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.
