Hi all, Bill is enjoying a trip in Europe right now, but was able to send me a quick message to relay to the group. Straight from the horse's mouth:
As Toshi pointed out I’ve done brevets on a ton of Rivs and a ton of other bikes. I’m probably a lousy resource for suggesting ‘the best Riv for brevets’ because folks can do brevets on any bike. To me it’s all about setup and preparation. If you are prepared and if your bike is set up well, you’ll have a great time. If you are poorly prepared, no bike will fix it. If your set up is poor, no amount of prep will be sufficient. The trick is how to tell somebody else to set up a bike that will work for them. I’m extremely adept at setting up a bike for myself, but it’s taken a lot of work to develop that expertise and self-knowledge. Some people don’t like to hear the truth about my Legolas. My Legolas is a cyclocross race bike. One can do a brevet on a cyclocross race bike, but the Legolas is not a ‘brevet bike’ or even a ‘fat tire road bike’. It’s not a ‘gravel bike’ either. It’s a cyclocross race bike. I’ll chime in more in September Bill -- 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/CAGB59xwAzmDRru-brFE7UxuDVPsVnuTcdDdmXSEYf1KkJ8WBhw%40mail.gmail.com.
