Yeah, a buddy gave me the Berthoud (it’s from the first 400 made and was nearly unridden). I really like it so far and had my first all day ride on it earlier this week without much issue.
Ha! Yeah, I felt like my bike looked too vanilla when I changed from mtb tires and was getting a lot of grief from rain, too. I chose the Flat 65s and just added some brown Berthoud mud flaps to be matching 🤣 I gotta say that these tires *barely* fit with the front mounting hardware and I have to be careful with rubbing. I do love them, but plan on ordering some René Herse Antelope Hills (Extralight) this week. On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 8:11:02 AM UTC-6 steve...@gmail.com wrote: > Luke, I like that Atlantis! Beautiful build too. I see you have also > discovered Berthoud saddles. Looks like you went with Honjo fenders to > cover those big Scwalbe G-Ones? Thanks > > On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 1:32:08 AM UTC-5 Luke Hendrickson wrote: > >> Both gorgeous bikes! I myself had a Ritchey Swiss Cross with some >> Steilacooms on it for rough stuff and it excelled. Super zippy and it >> simply hopped over rocky stuff. It also rattled me nearly to death lol >> >> I wish you the best in procuring one of those models of Rivendell, Steve. >> I myself have an Atlantis and swear by it although I appreciate whatever >> Riv releases. Thoughts on a build for it yet? >> >> On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 9:39:43 PM UTC-6 steve...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> [image: OB4riv.jpg]I recently joined RBW OB after lurking for some time >>> and thought I’d take an opportunity to introduce myself; Steve from >>> Asheville, NC >>> >>> Full disclosure: I do not own a Rivendell bicycle. I have however been a >>> longtime admirer of Grant Petersen (as well as Sheldon Brown). It was >>> probably contemporaneous reviews of the Bridgestone XO-1 that first brought >>> Grant to my attention. I’ve never owned a Bridgestone bicycle either. >>> >>> Having said all that, and if you are still reading, the next bike I >>> buy, new or used, will be a Rivendell, probably a step-through: a >>> Susie/Wolbis, Clem L, or a Platy. I definitely welcome any advice or >>> commentary regarding the step-throughs. I won’t drone on (yet) about build >>> details, >>> >>> I’ve included pics of the two bikes I currently ride. The shiny 650b >>> converted Sampson is for smooth stuff and the Ritchey for rough stuff, >>> mostly fire roads and double track a nearby national forest. They are both >>> “keepers” (until they are not). >>> >>> .[image: SAM4riv.jpg] >>> >> -- 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/2557dccf-c9f2-4786-8341-e830a004136fn%40googlegroups.com.
