Bill laid out a good summary of the different ways people approach this question. I've only ever owned a single Rivendell - my 2004 Quickbeam.
- As an answer to "what one Riv would you have among other bikes," it would be my Quickbeam. I have this. If I had TWO bikes, the Quickbeam would be one. - As an answer to "what one Riv would you have as your only bike," 10 years ago it would be the Quickbeam, but today it would probably be an Atlantis or some well-used 1993 Allrounder. I'm older, fatter, slower, and I do longer rides and bike camp with other people. They do not ride fixed gears in that way, even those with Quickbeams. When you're riding with people it's more fun if you're rolling with similar equipment and rhythm. "You do pretty good on that thing" gets tiresome. - As an answer to "what one Riv would be perfectly optimized for a kind riding you love," it would probably be a Legolas. Philip Sonoma County, Calif On Monday, August 15, 2022 at 5:24:18 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > 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 alexander...@gmail.com > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a32bb5bf-7c89-4ead-8487-14a69e32b5a0n%40googlegroups.com.
