Re: [RBW] After you bought a Rivendell, what bike did you go to next?

[Richard Rose]

I am no brand “groupie”. But, I evolved over time to where I am today - a Clem L & a Gus. I’ve had a bunch of road bikes including PX10, DeRosa, Carrera & custom Richard Sachs. MTB’s include Gary Fisher Trek, Marin Pine Mountain, Jones 29 & Ibis Mojo 3. I will never go back to a drop bar road bike & Gus is the most comfortable & fun MTB I’ve owned. A whole lot of bikes catch my eye - a WHOLE LOT in fact. I love bikes. But, I look at them and realize how comfortable I am currently & then walk away. Over the weekend I was absolutely smitten by a Wilde Super Something? But I’ve had short wheelbase bikes. No good reason to go back.:) Sent from my iPhone On Oct 6, 2025, at 5:02 PM, David Ross <dross5...@gmail.com> wrote:  I think 11 was my peak number of bikes. I’m now down to 2 Rivs, a Jones, a Crust and a Stooge. I ride my Riv Gus more than any of them by a long shot, largely due to the high stack height. At this point, I doubt I ever buy another bike again unless it’s a Rivendell or a Jones or a similarly designed custom. Basically, geometry matters way more than anything else when it comes to bikes. Everything else is aesthetics and subtleties in feel.  On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM Michael Morrissey <michaelgmorris...@gmail.com> wrote: I like bikes and I was thinking of implementing a new life rule: buy a new bike every ten years whether I need to or not. Of course, I don't need to. I bought my Appaloosa in 2016 and have been happily riding it since then. I was wondering, people who have bought Rivendells and enjoyed them, and then decided to get another bike, what bike did you get and why? Please I want to hear from normal people who own 3 or fewer Rivendells, not people who have one of every model of Rivendell and who get personal greeting cards from Grant Peterson. Where did you go from the top? Custom? Surly? Crust? Jones? Urban Arrow for you and your offspring? Full squish mountain bike? Moto Guzzi? Brompton? Citibike all the time? Beater 26" mountain bike? Feel free to message me off list if you can't admit you moved away from lugged steel. I'm just a curious bike nerd. This is not market research. Michael   -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5715f21e-b9e2-45a1-9041-3d4f870a1737n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADA0aDcz4LuwZ5m5BHWSm-NSPLgMK1-scCvABZpPUmZTiwYs5Q%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/08DF5939-B56E-4433-A218-76B25E6E0AE1%40gmail.com.