Hi, Phil. (I'm sure Phil remembers--I bought his AHH this past summer and am loving it.) I'm so glad you are thrilled with your custom. And, your wife if amazing to want you to have the bike of your dreams.
Roberta On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 12:22:31 PM UTC-4, phil k wrote: > > I went the custom route - though not a Rivendell. I never found Rivendells > to fit quite how I wanted with drop bars and a previous custom didn't quite > fit me as well. I was very close to pursuing a Riv custom, but was on the > fence about another custom. > > Then my wife told me if I wanted to get a custom that I look into Grand > Bois since we were gonna go to Japan for our honeymoon. She knew I followed > them, and she liked the idea of a having a bike as a souvenir from our > honeymoon, and she wanted me to go in-person for fitting and also wanted to > visit Kyoto. > > I walked into the shop, and Ikuo measured me up and fit me on the bike. I > had a very particular idea of what I wanted - but it was clear Ikuo was was > in charge. It was clear he had been doing this for a long time. > > Few months later, my bike came in fully assembled. I was wary because I > normally have the tops of my drop bars above my saddle. However, this bike > didn't even come with a stem high enough to get the tops above the saddle. > > I kept everything how it was and the bike is amazing. > > I feel like with all the money I lost buying and selling all my bikes, I > should've gotten my custom sooner and saved money. > > On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 3:07:09 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> I've banged this drum elsewhere and I figure since I'm about to accept >> delivery on one myself, I should ask and answer the question myself and see >> what others have to say. >> >> I had a few things involved: 1. The basal arthritis (so far predominantly >> in my right hand) has become enough of an issue that I can only ride bolt >> upright. I even tried recumbents again but I just can't stick with them. 2. >> I saw a custom on the Rivbike site that wasn't quite a diamond frame but >> not quite a mixte, the toptube was somewhere in-between. I liked that look >> for a low-stepover frame. 3. I'm not getting any younger (57) and my hand >> is telling me my "ride a bike every day" years are numbered, so it was time >> to jump if I was ever going to get that Rivendell Custom I've always >> dreamed of. I asked Grant to design one that would get them Boscos way up >> there. >> >> I'd love to hear other's thoughts, plus this thread will serve as a spot >> for pics of my new frame when it arrives. Who needs a custom? >> >> Joe "I do I do!" Bernard >> Marin County CA. >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ea86e56b-fe36-47d2-b16d-74eb76f9b805%40googlegroups.com.
