I visited Riv 3 weeks ago. I was on my way to Mountain View and was able to
spend a little under 24 hours in Walnut Creek. I got there at noon on Friday,
June 1 after leaving Sequoia National Park that morning. What a great
experience! I met Vince first and we visited. I told him about my Rivendells.
Then I met Dave, whom I've exchanged a few emails with. Great guy. I was
starving so went next door to the noodle place for some delicious pho. I came
back and hung out some more. I saw Jenny's double tt Hilsen. Sweet bike. I rode
a 52 Appaloosa with Bosco bars. Then a Clem and a Clem L. Grant came in and we
talked for quite a while. I was planning on coming in the next morning
(Saturday) and testing a bike at the Shell Ridge open space (where many of
those great photos on the site are shot. They have maps printed at Riv and
Grant gave me one and marked the directions in highlighter. Dave recommended a
sushi place for dinner and I left.
I got there Saturday with the intention of riding an Appaloosa but the one from
the day before was smaller than I wanted. I was going to take a Clem but then
Grant came by and told me to take his. Then he decided to come along (to make
sure I didn't hurt his bike, he said, tongue-in-cheek), and off we went. The
trails are just as great as they look in the pictures and the hills are even
more beautiful. There were a couple of hills we had to walk up. Grant took my
phone and went ahead on the trail a few times to shoot me coming down. It was a
great ride and he is a very engaging guy.
While I was there I ended up meeting Vince, Dave, Mark, Spencer, Will, Jenny
and Harry Hugel IV. Everyone was super nice and several of them thanked me,
from a genuine place, for buying Rivendells. They have always been just as nice
in the many, many encounters I've had with them via email or on the phone. I've
got 5 Riv's and have always loved them. It makes me feel really good to support
such a great business.
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