Good question. I recognized quite a while ago that my favorite bicycle is—the one I’m riding.
For that, I am eternally grateful. Jock On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM Philip Williamson < [email protected]> wrote: > It took about a year for the Quickbeam to come to fruition after it was > first hinted at. It matched my Sheldon-influenced dream bike almost > exactly: fat tires, two fixed gears, fender mounts. When they arrived at > Riv HQ in February 2004 I called up, “Are the Quickbeams sold out??” They > had plenty, but I assumed such a perfect bike would sell out in minutes. > The bike came with Noodle bars, but I found a Salsa stem I’d had from the > 80s and a vintage WTB flared dirt drop dialed the fit perfectly. I painted > and ran a couple different fender sets, first plastic and then metal. I got > to play with different wheelsets over the years without changing the fit: > automatic 2 speed, 3 speed fixed, but mostly a dingle fixed setup. > Early this year, due to a broken wrist, I swapped the cockpit to a tourist > bar and Ritchey Force stem and the wheels to a kickback Sturmey S2. I love > it. I may never go back to the dirt drops, which is shocking, since that’s > my signature bar. > > Time to get the grail bike, almost no time. > Time to turn it into other similar grail bikes? 20 years or so. > > > Philip > Santa Rosa, CA > > > On Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 11:01:40 AM UTC-7 [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/45074eb8-b53e-40a0-87fe-0a70f506911en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/45074eb8-b53e-40a0-87fe-0a70f506911en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CA%2BkTrE5kn3kaW%2Bq%2B-_j6N1TSSLzvyxM%3De__c1Lxgkji%3DOTO2Lw%40mail.gmail.com.
