Long overdue greetings from another Manhattan-based RBW owner! While the city does seem overly represented by racing types, there are plenty of steel beauties around, often lugged, and sometimes gorgeous. I’ve certainly come across several AHH, Rambouillet & Quickbeam sightings, their slender proportions standing out against a sea of increasingly curious frame shapes.
Currently we have a pair of Rivs: a 48cm Sam Hillborne for the missus, in first-run green & olive; and a newish to me 1997 Riv Road (W’ford), in 61cm. Were it not for the limited apartment space there would no doubt be many more. But my stable already includes four others. Having welcomed home a newborn recently I’d best limit long all day rides, but I would gladly join this owners’ bunch for a ride across the GWB/River Rd. -Nathan (Manhattan, UWS) On Feb 15, 9:24 am, jeffrey kane <jsk_onl...@mac.com> wrote: > Hey Joe, > > I live on the UWS and frequent River Road to Piermont to Nyack to > Rockland, etc ... this past year, 95% of which on a Saluki. You're > right about the curb appeal of the Riv's in NYC, mine regularly gets > more compliments than a pretty dame in a short skirt. It's been a > great winter for riding and I expect to be out regularly in March. > Drop me an e-mail if you're looking to spin north. > > On Feb 13, 11:20 pm, Joe K <kube...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > So many of the posts here cite Riv gatherings and sightings on the > > West Coast. I wonder if they are just more common there. I live in > > NYC but have strong connections to the Bay Area (and I favor Grant's > > bike philosophy) so I own a Riv custom. I get strong reactions here. > > People literally stop me on Manhattan streets and say, "Wow, that's a > > beautiful bike!" or "I've heard about Rivendells but have never seen > > one." I'm the odd man out in the local club, but I think the > > Rivendell aesthetic has just not penetrated much here; nor has the > > notion of bicycles as other than mere fitness machines. It's probably > > my skewed perspective, but it seems that way at times. > > > This local club is a bunch of hammerheads and equipment geeks, mostly > > very fast riders, yet they are bemoaning the fact that the club is not > > growing, that there are no "C" level riders. For the first time in > > years, I am considering volunteering as a ride leader. Not to serve > > as a conduit to bring entry-level riders into the A or B classes, but > > to validate the concept of casual riding as an end in itself. But I > > wonder if I'll have to stipulate that I'm not doing this to replenish > > the ranks of A and B riders. They would really have to alter their > > perspective to accept that. > > > Well, I'm getting off-topic. Who's riding Rivendell-style bikes here > > in the East? I do know of the BOB-ish off-roady ride up the Hudson, > > but that sounds too off-roady for me. (I like pavement.)- Hide quoted text > > - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
