Great seeing a decent number of canucks! Damien - I'm actually in Georgetown, but often ride in Guelph area as I meet up with a friend and ride that area.
On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 11:54:11 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Greetings from the Okanagan! > > Our household has 3 rivs from scouring the used depths of the internet. > Scored a Bleriot from Vancouver Island, a Heron Touring from a fellow in > the Fraser Valley and my partner has an Atlantis frame we had shipped up > from Colorado and built up and got the wheelset from off this list. I've > ordered some specific parts from Bluelug (shipping and import are pretty > expensive, but I shared the cost with a few friends on the order) and made > several C&L orders. I've never seen another Riv round these parts but I've > heard legend of another enthusiast in Kamloops. If you're on this list > would love to connect. > > On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 8:14:53 AM UTC-7 Damien wrote: > >> Jason - love Guelph! Went to school there actually. What a great city >> >> On Tuesday 16 July 2024 at 07:58:35 UTC-4 Ryan wrote: >> >>> Not so many Rivs in the wild here....and the roads and paths are filling >>> up with e-bikes. I do know one local guy who is a serious collector of >>> bikes...in the double digits with several Rivendells , among others...but >>> he rides beaters around the city for obvious reasons. I did see, about 6 >>> weeks ago, a well-used and cared for SimpleOne locked outside my local mall >>> and if I hadn't been in a hurry, I would have loved to meet its owner. Over >>> the years, my Rivendells and their predecessor, a 1993 X0-1 that I still >>> have ,have garnered a lot of interest, but, again, for obvious reasons, >>> they're not the bikes I lock up anywhere downtown. >>> >>> On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:05:04 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote: >>> >>>> Checking in from Vancouver BC as well! >>>> >>>> I've bought three Rivs direct from Walnut Creek and one off Joe on the >>>> list here. If I ever find myself buying another Riv (shouldn't ... but >>>> never say never) I would certainly consider getting thru CL Cycles. Not >>>> sure it would be much cheaper in the end but maybe a little saved on >>>> import >>>> fees. >>>> >>>> While there's not a lot of Rivendell presence around here, I'm lucky to >>>> see the odd one in my travels .. I haven't kept track but I'd say the >>>> tally >>>> is somewhere around 15 - 20. >>>> >>>> On Monday 15 July 2024 at 16:21:38 UTC-7 John Rinker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Welcome, Jay! >>>>> >>>>> I'm out near Nelson, BC. I bought my Hunqapillar from Riv, but I went >>>>> to the US and picked it up. My Atlantis came from a list member, but I >>>>> also >>>>> had it shipped to a US address. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, John >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:33:42 AM UTC-7 Matt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I’m in Kingston, Ontario. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 1:13:57 PM UTC-4 Mackenzy Albright wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Vancouver here. Ive ordered Riv parts from blue-lug (better stock of >>>>>>> Riv handlebars and cheaper), occasionally C&L, a few orders direct from >>>>>>> Walnut Creek. I usually try to get a few people in on an order. Both >>>>>>> Riv's >>>>>>> i've owned and a fair amount of parts have been second hand local >>>>>>> owners. >>>>>>> On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:54:33 AM UTC-7 [email protected] >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Canadian here in Dundas, bought my first Riv in 2012 direct, was >>>>>>>> off a bike for a number of years finally back in the saddle and >>>>>>>> looking to >>>>>>>> consolidate my 3 older riv frames into a multipurpose bike, still >>>>>>>> working >>>>>>>> through the decision tree of which one. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:51:42 AM UTC-4 Jay wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Damien - if you ever see someone on a dark gold Roadini, it's >>>>>>>>> probably me! At least once a week I'm riding on the east side of >>>>>>>>> Guelph. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:53:46 AM UTC-4 Damien wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario here. I've ordered two Rivs direct, >>>>>>>>>> and have purchased a few from fellow members of this group! I've >>>>>>>>>> seen >>>>>>>>>> exactly two Rivendells in town (a fellow with a Cheviot in DT >>>>>>>>>> Kitchener, >>>>>>>>>> and a lady with I think an older Atlantis probably 10-12 years ago >>>>>>>>>> near >>>>>>>>>> Uptown Waterloo) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Monday 15 July 2024 at 09:30:01 UTC-4 Ryan wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Winnipeg, Manitoba and I ordered my 3 Rivs direct from Walnut >>>>>>>>>>> Creek >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 2:36:12 PM UTC-5 Jay wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I joined the group back in January and don't recall spotting >>>>>>>>>>>> many posts from my fellow Canadians, eh. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Just seeing who is in Canada? If you're from SW Ontario, maybe >>>>>>>>>>>> we can arrange a ride one day; I've never seen a Rivendell in the >>>>>>>>>>>> wild. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> If you have a Riv, did you order direct from them, through C&L >>>>>>>>>>>> in Montreal, other? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- 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/e949bdc5-4f78-4973-804f-47336f8715a9n%40googlegroups.com.
