The OP asked the classic "which Riv if you could only have one?" It's not clear to me whether the OP realizes how little that question has to do with bicycles or Rivendells and how much that question has to do with people. There have been a good spectrum of replies, not directly because there's a broad spectrum of Rivendells, but because there is a broad spectrum of people who ride these bicycles.
One category of people is the "versatility" group, who would choose a particular Rivendell model because they can set it up with different cockpits, different tires, different rack and luggage configurations and make one bike into many bikes over its life. Another subset of the versatility group are those with a single Riv build and it does everything they need to do on a bike. It's a grab and go machine that is down for whatever. Others have a much more surgical approach to their stable, having a particular bike optimized for a particular kind of use-case. For those people, many would first choose "one type of cycling" and then choose the perfect bike for that one limited use-case. I'm one of those many-bikes people, and I have several Rivendells. As of now, I've got a Legolas, Quickbeam, Hillborne, and HubbaHubbaH. I've also had a Bombadil, Hilsen, two Atlantis', two Rosco Bubbes and a Roadeo. I have another Roadeo on the way. If I had to limit down to one Rivendell, and got to fully stock the rest of my stable with other things, maybe I'd keep the Quickbeam. If I had to limit my stable down to a single bicycle and it had to be a Rivendell, I'd likely stick with the Hillborne. If I had to limit my cycling down to a single particular use case, and then pick an optimized bike for that use case, and it had to be a Rivendell, then I'd probably choose my forthcoming Roadeo. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 5:29:44 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a new group member but long time Riv fan. I recently came the closest > I've come to actually buying Rivendell, having only recently reached a > point where it has not felt out of reach financially. Anyway, it got me > wondering - what is the one model you would choose, current or > discontinued, if you could only have one? > > Alternately, what is your favorite Rivendell you have owned? > > Asking in part because I am wondering where to start myself - I've wanted > a Hunqapillar for a long time, and recently have become a bit obsessed with > the Quickbeam as well - but every model seems great in its own way. Mostly > just curious what you all find yourself riding the most though! > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/447fd02e-fa18-4869-b7a4-a03d8031acdan%40googlegroups.com.
