I ordered first Riv Road in 1997, a 53cm, then in '99 a 54cm which I received in 2000. I then got an AR frame that Riv had hanging around but that was mostly used by my lady friend of the time. I order a custom next, Grant measured me and it was a 56cm with a 56cm TT. I had sold the first rivs by the time and the second (gold) sometime after the 56cm came in. I ordered a Rambouillet in a 56cm but knew it was too big for me and never built it up. I then ordered 56cm Saluki and I may have ordered this before I realized the Ram would be too big. I sold that bike in a short time due to the size and got a Bleriot. By that time I had met my wife and she is from Brasil and has her condo their still so I ordered a second Bleriot which never left my basement as I had a bad car accident that requited 2 surgeries to get me back on my feet and decided to sell all but my Bleriot, so the AR , Custom and the second Bleriot were sold. I did not ride for 10 years but had the bleriot on rollers with a fork mount, When Covid hit my wife encouraged me to try to ride again. I found the Beriot to be great with the wider 42mm tires I was now using. That bike was a tad large for me so when a 54 Sauki came for sale I bought it took the parts from my bleriot which were on my original Saluki and sold the Bleriot, but before I found the 54 Saluki I bought a Sam Hillborne in a 51cm and matched it with 48mm tires. Great bike. I still have the Saluki and the Hillborne, I do think I favor the Saluki, it is just a wonderful bike.
The 54cm road should have been kept but things happen. On Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:01:40 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I know I am looking for a unicorn: a Hunq or Bomba in the 56-58cm range, > so it seems to be taking a long time which is fine. The search has become a > bit of a fun hobby in itself and I have no shortage of other bikes to ride > so I'm ok there too... > > But I am curious, for others who have looked for and eventually found > their "grail" Riv. What was your experience like? How long did it take? Did > you get lucky and find something quick? Or did it take weeks, months, years > or searching? Did anyone give up and go with a different model? Or > something slightly too big or small that they regret buying? Anyone end up > getting a completely different bike all together? Share your quest for your > dream bike! > > -Joe > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d75f7ebc-0e76-486b-a76e-9ecee3e6e74dn%40googlegroups.com.
