[RBW] Re: TALES FROM THE TRAIL
I had the fairly surreal experience of seeing my first (and only) Riv in the wild (an AHH) just after placing the order for my Sam frameset. It was even my size, but alas I was working and unable to take him up on his offer of letting me test-ride. Other than folks in the know at shops, my Riv has been recognized once, by a gentleman who rode an an old Raleigh Competition he'd scored on Ebay (I was told). After we passed going opposite directions along the street, he chased me down, expressed his admiration, and mentioned the time he met Grant in Walnut Creek (this was in Billings, MT). On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 2:52:35 PM UTC-6, Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado wrote: > Most of you probably get this a lot... Not in my area. > Riding the Lee Gulch /High Line Canal trail through Littleton/Denver. I > hear from a guy walking his dog "Is that a Rivendell?" > I said yes.He said Please stop. He obviously knew a bit about Rivendell. > I turned around and rode back to him. > Some of his comments: > He mentioned he was thinking of buying an Atlantis at one time. > He said WOW! I've never seen one in person.Can I take a picture? Are those > Albatross bars? And a Brooks saddle! > The fenders match perfectly! How do you like the double top tube? Can I > ring the bell? > On and on he went.I ask him if he wanted to ride it but he said he > couldn't today. > I said keep a look out for me I ride this trail often. > I told him what a great experience buying a bike from Rivendell was and > how much fun Rivendell bikes are. > Made my Day!!! > I wish Rivendell had a bigger presence in Colorado. Grant should do some > book tours in bike friendly Ft Collins, Boulder,& Denver. > A good Rivendell dealership candidate in Denver would be > http://mindfulbike.com/ > > Jon > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: TALES FROM THE TRAIL
Jon - I ride the Highline quite a bit as well as Lee Gulch and like you, I am shocked if anyone ever recognized the bike. It's happened twice, and both times on the AHH I had. The usual comments / questions are more like, nice vintage, how old is it, is that a Raleigh...I even had one guy vigorously try to convince me he had a Rivendell in the 70s. We totally need to hook up for a ramble and or coffeeoutside sometime. I often ride down the highline down past South Suburban and make coffee along the creek. I've been wanting to get back down to do the loops at Greenland Open Space too. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: TALES FROM THE TRAIL
Nice! Only time I've had someone recognize my Rivendell here is when it was one of the two other Riv owners in town (that I know of). On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 5:30:19 PM UTC-5, RJM wrote: > > I was on a charity ride in Missouri once with my Hillborne and had a > couple of guys talk to me for about twenty minutes about how awesome Rivs > were. They were riding some nicely restored vintage bikes. I told them that > in my opinion, Rivs are some of the best bikes on the road. I do believe > that too. I can ride my Roadeo as fast as I used to ride a carbon Trek > Madone and it is more comfortable and better looking, IMHO. > > On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 3:52:35 PM UTC-5, Jon Dukeman in the > foothills of Colorado wrote: >> >> Most of you probably get this a lot... Not in my area. >> Riding the Lee Gulch /High Line Canal trail through Littleton/Denver. I >> hear from a guy walking his dog "Is that a Rivendell?" >> I said yes.He said Please stop. He obviously knew a bit about Rivendell. >> I turned around and rode back to him. >> Some of his comments: >> He mentioned he was thinking of buying an Atlantis at one time. >> He said WOW! I've never seen one in person.Can I take a picture? Are >> those Albatross bars? And a Brooks saddle! >> The fenders match perfectly! How do you like the double top tube? Can I >> ring the bell? >> On and on he went.I ask him if he wanted to ride it but he said he >> couldn't today. >> I said keep a look out for me I ride this trail often. >> I told him what a great experience buying a bike from Rivendell was and >> how much fun Rivendell bikes are. >> Made my Day!!! >> I wish Rivendell had a bigger presence in Colorado. Grant should do some >> book tours in bike friendly Ft Collins, Boulder,& Denver. >> A good Rivendell dealership candidate in Denver would be >> http://mindfulbike.com/ >> >> Jon >> > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: TALES FROM THE TRAIL
I was on a charity ride in Missouri once with my Hillborne and had a couple of guys talk to me for about twenty minutes about how awesome Rivs were. They were riding some nicely restored vintage bikes. I told them that in my opinion, Rivs are some of the best bikes on the road. I do believe that too. I can ride my Roadeo as fast as I used to ride a carbon Trek Madone and it is more comfortable and better looking, IMHO. On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 3:52:35 PM UTC-5, Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado wrote: Most of you probably get this a lot... Not in my area. Riding the Lee Gulch /High Line Canal trail through Littleton/Denver. I hear from a guy walking his dog Is that a Rivendell? I said yes.He said Please stop. He obviously knew a bit about Rivendell. I turned around and rode back to him. Some of his comments: He mentioned he was thinking of buying an Atlantis at one time. He said WOW! I've never seen one in person.Can I take a picture? Are those Albatross bars? And a Brooks saddle! The fenders match perfectly! How do you like the double top tube? Can I ring the bell? On and on he went.I ask him if he wanted to ride it but he said he couldn't today. I said keep a look out for me I ride this trail often. I told him what a great experience buying a bike from Rivendell was and how much fun Rivendell bikes are. Made my Day!!! I wish Rivendell had a bigger presence in Colorado. Grant should do some book tours in bike friendly Ft Collins, Boulder, Denver. A good Rivendell dealership candidate in Denver would be http://mindfulbike.com/ Jon -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: TALES FROM THE TRAIL
Never, ever had that experience. I've had (not exact quotes, but you get the idea): -- Hobbit! -- Old school! -- How'd you get here ... on THAT? -- How'd you pass me ... on THAT? (after they pass me again once I get to a pipe spot). With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 2:52:35 PM UTC-6, Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado wrote: Most of you probably get this a lot... Not in my area. Riding the Lee Gulch /High Line Canal trail through Littleton/Denver. I hear from a guy walking his dog Is that a Rivendell? I said yes.He said Please stop. He obviously knew a bit about Rivendell. I turned around and rode back to him. Some of his comments: He mentioned he was thinking of buying an Atlantis at one time. He said WOW! I've never seen one in person.Can I take a picture? Are those Albatross bars? And a Brooks saddle! The fenders match perfectly! How do you like the double top tube? Can I ring the bell? On and on he went.I ask him if he wanted to ride it but he said he couldn't today. I said keep a look out for me I ride this trail often. I told him what a great experience buying a bike from Rivendell was and how much fun Rivendell bikes are. Made my Day!!! I wish Rivendell had a bigger presence in Colorado. Grant should do some book tours in bike friendly Ft Collins, Boulder, Denver. A good Rivendell dealership candidate in Denver would be http://mindfulbike.com/ Jon -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
