In early 2006, I was looking for a handlebar replacement for my old beach cruiser. Wasn't even looking for another bike. My internet search led me to Rivendell (their old website, the one which had reviews from folks who bought Riv bikes, like the Wilbury (remember that one?); the one that still advertised the Romulus; and Goodrich-built customs; my, how times fly). Anyway, never heard of Riv before. Something happened when I saw the steel bikes in their two-toned glory. I felt, what was it...surprise? Not awe, but...a deep admiration. This happens whenever I see something where it's obvious someone spent long hours sweating the details.
I had to have one. What really caught my eye was the orange Rambouillet, whose stock was dwindling at that point. I wanted a 56 cm orange colored Ram but couldn't find one. Then, I found a green 54 cm Ram frame in Tennessee (I forgot the name of the shop, but they did advertise the "country bike" concept in connection with their Riv inventory). Bought the green one. But then, I found, buried inside, almost like an afterthought, an ad posted on Acme Bicycle's website (Kansas City) for a 56 cm orange Ram frame. Score! Bought it. Sold the green frame. Took the orange frame to RBW for the standard build-up in October 2006. The rest is history. Sold off all my bikes; didn't need 'em; the Ram does everything I want. Hundreds of miles later (and one circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe in 2007's Bike Big Blue event) it's still a beautiful ride. Here's it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51853926@N05/7559324774/ Mostly ride in and around Sacramento, American River parkway, and Folsom Lake. Enjoy! On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:06:10 AM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > So how did you originally find out about them, and why/where/how did you > get your first Rivendell bike? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/lRr0Rura5e0J. 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.
