Joe, I didn’t have your comments in mind; I just wanted to speak generally about the value of certain Riv options no longer available. The #2 (1999) custom and the circa 2010 Roadeo are, for me, perfect road bikes.
Patrick “I’m happy, you’re happy, we’re all happy” Moore, who still has his eye on a Clem. On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > To be clear my comments do not imply criticism of customs or the custom > program. If you have one you have an astonishing bicycle..ride it! > > On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 1:05:19 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I have to demur, but in good faith and without disputativeness. I found >> my second custom (out of 3) and my current Roadeo far more accommodating as >> road bikes to my personal tastes than my other 2 Riv customs or my Ram or >> my Sam, and the 2 non-Riv customs I own are modeled after my favorite Riv >> and also more accommodating than the Rivs I sold off. >> >> I’m sorry to see the Roadeo go, even more than the customs. Mine is >> second or third hand but little used, and it fits and rides like my >> favorite Riv custom. One day perhaps I will build it up with preferred >> friction and silver and backward parts, but for now the 11 sp Ultegra just >> works surprisingly well, tho’ I prefer more agency when shifting. (Damn, >> how did they get click shifting to work so well? 50/32 violently >> cross-chained and pedals as smoothly as with a straight chainline???) >> >> I can’t see any of Riv’s current line taking the place of either. >> Chacun/e a son/sa gout. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM RichS <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Agree with Dave and Joe 100%. I have a 12 year old Hillborne that rides >>> every bit as well as two non-Riv customs I own. >> >> -- > 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/d41a5e9c-aa80-4592-8705-862db08be0fbn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d41a5e9c-aa80-4592-8705-862db08be0fbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgtVW07A21xcDie33hy9VwESwDxUeX2TLJ%2BHHDSS4U5KGw%40mail.gmail.com.
