[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Tim Bantham]

The two Rivendell models that I most covet are the Atlantis and the 
Hunqapillar. When I was considered buying my first Riv I found a review on 
the Atlantis that Benedict had done along with Bikepacking.com.  For those 
who may remember this spread it featured photos of him making coffee 
outside alongside this gorgeous Atlantis. My exposure to that review really 
finally convinced me to sell off my carbon unitasker bikes in favor of a 
lugged steel bag toting machine that could carry me and my stuff off into 
the wilderness. I balked at the price of a MUSA Atlantis and decided on a 
complete Sam as my gateway into Riv. I have since purchased a Appaloosa as 
my second Riv to serve as my touring rig. I love the Appaloosa but 
sometimes wish I waited just a little longer until the MIT Atlantis became 
available. It wouldn't make any sense for me to replace my Appaloosa with 
the Atlantis now because they do exactly the same thing.  I have nothing 
against 2TT's but I do like the appearance of the truss style 2TT on the 
Atlantis slightly better than the Joe. I am hoping that Rivendell also 
decides to do a MIT Hunq at some point. 

On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 1:22:38 PM UTC-5, Ryan M. wrote:
>
> Check out this Radavist article. 
>
>
> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>
> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing it. 
> Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
> think they look awesome. 
>
>
>
> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
> have on it right now. 
>
> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

['Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch]

>From today’s Riv email: “Benedict is now a mobile Riv dealer, so if he tries 
>to sell you a Hillborne in an alley it's legit.”

With abandon,
Patrick

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Patrick Moore]

As some wise man said, "Humor is the best prophylactic." Or to put it in H.
L. Mencken's words: "A belly laugh is worth 10,000 syllogisms."

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 2:21 PM sameness  wrote:

> I'm struggling to not make a pine tar soap joke, and it's not going well.
>
> Jeff "Just Drop It Already" Hagedorn
> Los Angeles, CA USA
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[sameness]

I'm struggling to not make a pine tar soap joke, and it's not going well.

Jeff "Just Drop It Already" Hagedorn
Los Angeles, CA USA

On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 6:54:30 AM UTC-8, Trenker wrote:
>
> Do you have a method you use  to detect the sexual orientation of 
> shirtless white guys on bikes?
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Patrick Moore]

Ach, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter, I guess.

Patrick Moore, beardless, straight, lonely, and at least half white*, but
in every case fully clothed, in ABQ, NM, who deprecates whatzisname's
wardrobe but likes his bikes and makes no guesses a-tall, at-all, about his
sexuality.

* The one thing I share with Barack Obama!


On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 7:54 AM Trenker  wrote:

> "I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on bikes"
>
> Do you have a method you use  to detect the sexual orientation of
> shirtless white guys on bikes?
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Trenker]

"I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on bikes"

Do you have a method you use  to detect the sexual orientation of shirtless 
white guys on bikes?

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[hugh flynn]

You calling us navel-gazers?

Them's fighting words :-)

Cycling content: Never leave your belly-button at home when you go for a
ride. You never know when you might need it.

Hugh "abandoning decorum" Flynn
Newburyport, MA

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 8:04 AM 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> What in the world does being born with an inny or an outty and being
> unhappy about it have to do with cycling? Religion? Sure. Science?
> Youbetcha. Politics. Aye. Sigh. But, here, cycling? No. Please. No. Let us
> not be inclusive of being so wildly inclusive as to be exclusive and
> devisive. Let’s stay focused on Riv and cycling please.
>
> With abandon,
> Patrick
>
> --
> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>
-- 
Hugh Flynn
Newburyport, MA

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

['Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch]

What in the world does being born with an inny or an outty and being unhappy 
about it have to do with cycling? Religion? Sure. Science? Youbetcha. Politics. 
Aye. Sigh. But, here, cycling? No. Please. No. Let us not be inclusive of being 
so wildly inclusive as to be exclusive and devisive. Let’s stay focused on Riv 
and cycling please.

With abandon,
Patrick

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

['Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch]

No, Jeff. This was before UR shaved. Mack is the one in the baseball cap...

Sameness wrote:
Helluva beard Little Mack's got going.
> 
> 
> Jeff Hagedorn
> Los Angeles, CA USA
> 
> On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 5:03:40 PM UTC-8, Mark in Beacon wrote:I think 
> Bene'e Fame really skyrocketed when he was photographed at the North American 
> Hand-Built Bicycle Show hanging out with Little Mack Roland.

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Collin A]

Looks swanky, though personal preference for me is flat bars with cushy 
grips when it comes to rough off-roading; having my hands in the hoods 
while i'm getting bounced around at any noticeable speed just isn't 
comfortable for me and my thumb wedges. 

The idea of just riding your bike with what works and not always looking at 
what the trends are or what the "best" bike/gear/tech for a situation seems 
very Riv.

Happy riding everyone,
Collin

On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22:38 AM UTC-8, Ryan M. wrote:
>
> Check out this Radavist article. 
>
>
> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>
> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing it. 
> Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
> think they look awesome. 
>
>
>
> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
> have on it right now. 
>
> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Steven Sweedler]

I met Bene in northern New Mexico in what was the low point of my Great
Divide ride in 2016. We stopped to talk and he assured me I was near the
end of what seemed like an endless climb. The day before I was caught in a
downpour that turned the trail into a slippery mud hole, my bike had pounds
of dried mud stuck to it. Nothing but positive feelings about my encounter.
  Steve

On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 8:34 PM Drw  wrote:

> I don’t know how to do the thumbs up emoji thing here. But thumbs up
>
> --
> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>
-- 
Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New Hampshire

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Drw]

I don’t know how to do the thumbs up emoji thing here. But thumbs up

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Justin, Oakland]

To be clear: I think he’s a good advocate. He’s been amazing at being 
supportive of lots of capital G good causes and businesses. That is awesome. 
You can be an advocate for bikes no matter what your identity is. And you 
can/should be an ally then as well! It takes a little more care to do it in a 
way that isn’t othering and it’s been really great to see Bene (as well as 
Crust, the Radavist, a multitude of other fellow white dudes on bikes) grow 
into handling the issues of inclusion, representation and challenging the 
status quo. 

Two thumbs up for Bene. 

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Jeremy Till]

Lester, no, it's a drainage channel leading to the American River, just off 
the bike trail that parallels it, in Sacramento, CA. 

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 2:11:47 PM UTC-8, Lester Lammers wrote:
>
> Jeremy. Is that the LA River in your bike pic? 
>
> On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:27:50 PM UTC-5, Jeremy Till wrote:
>>
>> I've been riding a long chainstay Rivendell 
>> 
>>  
>> with fancy Shimano v-brakes, double chainrings, and no front derailleur as 
>> an MTB for the past 2.5 years. Guess I'm just ahead of the curve. 
>>
>> On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22:38 AM UTC-8, Ryan M. wrote:
>>>
>>> Check out this Radavist article. 
>>>
>>>
>>> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>>>
>>> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing 
>>> it. Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
>>> think they look awesome. 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
>>> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
>>> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
>>> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
>>> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
>>> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
>>> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
>>> have on it right now. 
>>>
>>> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>>>
>>>
>>>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Cody Bartz]

YES! to Drw and John G. - We are a positive and supportive group here. 

- Cody

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:14:27 PM UTC-5, John G. wrote:
>
> Drw said: "(Also maybe let’s try to not discourage advocates from being 
> advocates because they themselves happen to be of the current majority. 
> It’s not helpful to anyone IMHO. I see more diversity in his and his 
> girlfriend’s feed than about anywhere else in the popular cycling world. It 
> isn’t perfect but it’s something)."
>
> To which I say AMEN and Well Said! I posted about this over at iBob: went 
> on the 50 miler at the Nutmeg Nor'Easter, and noticed two things: 1) he can 
> shred the hell out of his Sam Hillborne, and he genuinely seemed to give a 
> shit that everyone on the ride felt welcome, no matter what they were 
> riding or how they looked.
>
> On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 9:50:57 PM UTC-5, Drw wrote:
>>
>> I don’t know. He’s a little cartoony but definitely seems smart enough to 
>> own all the cliches. I’ve seen more than 1 (5) thing he did that I thought, 
>> “woah. Cool. Haven’t seen that in that way before.” I’m happy he’s repping 
>> rivendells and maybe I’m dumb but I don’t think he’d do it if he didn’t 
>> like them I mean they can’t be paying him much and I bet there are 
>> a lot of other companies offering a lot more money. 
>>
>> I also think that Atlantis is bad ass. 
>>
>> Anyway, I’m just a straight white dude who only takes his shirt off when 
>> swimming and would really rather have it on then too. 
>>
>> (Also maybe let’s try to not discourage advocates from being advocates 
>> because they themselves happen to be of the current majority. It’s not 
>> helpful to anyone IMHO. I see more diversity in his and his girlfriend’s 
>> feed than about anywhere else in the popular cycling world. It isn’t 
>> perfect but it’s something). 
>>
>> I’ve never typed “imho” before. 
>>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[John G.]

Drw said: "(Also maybe let’s try to not discourage advocates from being 
advocates because they themselves happen to be of the current majority. 
It’s not helpful to anyone IMHO. I see more diversity in his and his 
girlfriend’s feed than about anywhere else in the popular cycling world. It 
isn’t perfect but it’s something)."

To which I say AMEN and Well Said! I posted about this over at iBob: went 
on the 50 miler at the Nutmeg Nor'Easter, and noticed two things: 1) he can 
shred the hell out of his Sam Hillborne, and he genuinely seemed to give a 
shit that everyone on the ride felt welcome, no matter what they were 
riding or how they looked.

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 9:50:57 PM UTC-5, Drw wrote:
>
> I don’t know. He’s a little cartoony but definitely seems smart enough to 
> own all the cliches. I’ve seen more than 1 (5) thing he did that I thought, 
> “woah. Cool. Haven’t seen that in that way before.” I’m happy he’s repping 
> rivendells and maybe I’m dumb but I don’t think he’d do it if he didn’t 
> like them I mean they can’t be paying him much and I bet there are 
> a lot of other companies offering a lot more money. 
>
> I also think that Atlantis is bad ass. 
>
> Anyway, I’m just a straight white dude who only takes his shirt off when 
> swimming and would really rather have it on then too. 
>
> (Also maybe let’s try to not discourage advocates from being advocates 
> because they themselves happen to be of the current majority. It’s not 
> helpful to anyone IMHO. I see more diversity in his and his girlfriend’s 
> feed than about anywhere else in the popular cycling world. It isn’t 
> perfect but it’s something). 
>
> I’ve never typed “imho” before. 
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Jonathan D.]

I also remember he pushed the Rivendell Hail Mary last year and has been a long 
time supporter. I can’t imagine anyone is making a lot of money here and glad 
to see the publicity for Rivendell. 

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Drw]

I don’t know. He’s a little cartoony but definitely seems smart enough to own 
all the cliches. I’ve seen more than 1 (5) thing he did that I thought, “woah. 
Cool. Haven’t seen that in that way before.” I’m happy he’s repping rivendells 
and maybe I’m dumb but I don’t think he’d do it if he didn’t like them I 
mean they can’t be paying him much and I bet there are a lot of other 
companies offering a lot more money. 

I also think that Atlantis is bad ass. 

Anyway, I’m just a straight white dude who only takes his shirt off when 
swimming and would really rather have it on then too. 

(Also maybe let’s try to not discourage advocates from being advocates because 
they themselves happen to be of the current majority. It’s not helpful to 
anyone IMHO. I see more diversity in his and his girlfriend’s feed than about 
anywhere else in the popular cycling world. It isn’t perfect but it’s 
something). 

I’ve never typed “imho” before.

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[sameness]

Helluva beard Little Mack's got going.

Jeff Hagedorn
Los Angeles, CA USA

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 5:03:40 PM UTC-8, Mark in Beacon wrote:
>
> I think Bene'e Fame really skyrocketed when he was photographed at the 
> North American Hand-Built Bicycle Show hanging out with Little Mack Roland.
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[dougP]

He did a video in which his mother makes a pitch for his luggage.  It was 
something along the lnes of "my son makes the best bike bags so you should 
buy one".  Any commercial you remember is an effective one.  Kinda fun, too.

dougP

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:49:45 AM UTC-8, phil k wrote:
>
> Since he popped up on instagram he's never really changed though. He was 
> one of the first people I encountered that converted a threadless to 1" 
> threaded stem. I asked him how he did it and he happily shared his 
> knowledge. I asked him if it was durable, and he shared that he did the 
> whole Arizona trail with it. Even now he still replies to a surprising 
> amount of inquiries. I'm sure he gets tired of answering, "what bars. what 
> tires, what saddle, what derailleur"" questions but he still does it.
>
> On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 12:42:45 PM UTC-5, Justin, Oakland wrote:
>>
>> Bene has been a Riv rider for a long time and is what the kids call an 
>> Influencer. I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on 
>> bikes but UltraBromance has done a lot of good for the cause of practical 
>> bikes with fat tires and mismatched drivetrains. He’s also not orthodox so 
>> he’ll use disc brakes and clicky shifting. I’m glad that most of ironic 
>> co-opting of queer culture has vanished and now he just rides cool bikes 
>> and sells well-thought out goods. 
>>
>> Ignore the marketing and focus on the wares.
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Lester Lammers]

Jeremy. Is that the LA River in your bike pic? 

On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:27:50 PM UTC-5, Jeremy Till wrote:
>
> I've been riding a long chainstay Rivendell 
> 
>  
> with fancy Shimano v-brakes, double chainrings, and no front derailleur as 
> an MTB for the past 2.5 years. Guess I'm just ahead of the curve. 
>
> On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22:38 AM UTC-8, Ryan M. wrote:
>>
>> Check out this Radavist article. 
>>
>>
>> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>>
>> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing it. 
>> Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
>> think they look awesome. 
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
>> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
>> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
>> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
>> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
>> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
>> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
>> have on it right now. 
>>
>> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>>
>>
>>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Ryan M.]

Is there some sort of history with Ultraromance co-opting queer culture or 
a bunch of straight white shirtless guys riding bikes? I'm intrigued. 


day, January 8, 2019 at 11:42:45 AM UTC-6, Justin, Oakland wrote:

> Bene has been a Riv rider for a long time and is what the kids call an 
> Influencer. I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on 
> bikes but UltraBromance has done a lot of good for the cause of practical 
> bikes with fat tires and mismatched drivetrains. He’s also not orthodox so 
> he’ll use disc brakes and clicky shifting. I’m glad that most of ironic 
> co-opting of queer culture has vanished and now he just rides cool bikes 
> and sells well-thought out goods. 
>
> Ignore the marketing and focus on the wares.

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Eric]

To Jack's comment, 

The Radavist is not transparent on which posts are "sponsored". 

But it's better to be "sponsored" by Riv than the Big S! 

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Justin, Oakland]

Totally - he’s very accessible. To be real: he reminds me a lot of Grant in 
that regard and many others.

-J

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[phil k]

Since he popped up on instagram he's never really changed though. He was 
one of the first people I encountered that converted a threadless to 1" 
threaded stem. I asked him how he did it and he happily shared his 
knowledge. I asked him if it was durable, and he shared that he did the 
whole Arizona trail with it. Even now he still replies to a surprising 
amount of inquiries. I'm sure he gets tired of answering, "what bars. what 
tires, what saddle, what derailleur"" questions but he still does it.

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 12:42:45 PM UTC-5, Justin, Oakland wrote:
>
> Bene has been a Riv rider for a long time and is what the kids call an 
> Influencer. I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on 
> bikes but UltraBromance has done a lot of good for the cause of practical 
> bikes with fat tires and mismatched drivetrains. He’s also not orthodox so 
> he’ll use disc brakes and clicky shifting. I’m glad that most of ironic 
> co-opting of queer culture has vanished and now he just rides cool bikes 
> and sells well-thought out goods. 
>
> Ignore the marketing and focus on the wares.

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[sameness]

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 9:42:45 AM UTC-8, Justin, Oakland wrote:
>
> I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on bikes


I'm listening.

Jeff Hagedorn
Los Angeles, CA USA 

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Justin, Oakland]

Bene has been a Riv rider for a long time and is what the kids call an 
Influencer. I have lots of issues with straight white shirtless guys on bikes 
but UltraBromance has done a lot of good for the cause of practical bikes with 
fat tires and mismatched drivetrains. He’s also not orthodox so he’ll use disc 
brakes and clicky shifting. I’m glad that most of ironic co-opting of queer 
culture has vanished and now he just rides cool bikes and sells well-thought 
out goods. 

Ignore the marketing and focus on the wares.

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Joe Bernard]

All the Waterford bikes are pretty much gone, although I suspect if you call 
Grant and insist you want a Roadeo or Hunqapillar and are willing to pony up 
the cash and wait, you'll get one. 

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Chris L]

The new Hunqapillar is sort of an anomaly.  It was always RBW's true 
expedition or off-road bike but the new versions actually have short 
chainstays, compared to other new Riv models.  I believe the 56 cm Hunq has 
chainstays that are only 49 cm.  I also believe that the Gus Boots-Willsen 
is somewhat a stand-in for the Hunqapillar and it appears to have very long 
chainstays.  It would be interesting to hear RBW's thinking on where the 
new Hunqapillar fits and why they kept the chainstays on the shorter side.  
It would also be interesting to hear why it's currently on hiatus.  Maybe 
they plan an MIT version?  That would be spectacular. 



On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 9:53:15 AM UTC-6, masmojo wrote:
>
> I guess that sort of explains why Rivendell no longer lists the 
> Hunqapillar on their web site? Between the new Atlantis & the new Hill 
> bike, maybe it's a bit of redundancy?
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[jack loudon]

Hmmm... Ultra-romance is called a 'Rivendell sponsored rider and mobile 
dealer".  Does this mean Ultra got a free frame plus revenue on (his) sales 
in exchange for promoting Rivendell?  No negativism intended, as it sounds 
like a good move, that will potentially expose Rivendell to a younger 
hipper market.

Jack
Seattle

On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22:38 AM UTC-8, Ryan M. wrote:
>
> Check out this Radavist article.
>
>
> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>
> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing it. 
> Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
> think they look awesome. 
>
>
>
> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
> have on it right now. 
>
> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[masmojo]

I guess that sort of explains why Rivendell no longer lists the Hunqapillar on 
their web site? Between the new Atlantis & the new Hill bike, maybe it's a bit 
of redundancy?

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Jeremy Till]

I've been riding a long chainstay Rivendell 
 
with fancy Shimano v-brakes, double chainrings, and no front derailleur as 
an MTB for the past 2.5 years. Guess I'm just ahead of the curve. 

On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22:38 AM UTC-8, Ryan M. wrote:
>
> Check out this Radavist article. 
>
>
> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>
> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing it. 
> Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
> think they look awesome. 
>
>
>
> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
> have on it right now. 
>
> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[stoker]

‘Geometry is what you failed in high school’

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

[RBW] Re: Ultra Romance and his Rivendell Atlantis.

[Bill Lindsay]

I just put a deposit down on my drop bar mountain bike: a 56cm 650B 
Atlantis.  That's going to be SUPER fun!  

Coincidentally, I just shaved my beard, too.  Benedict and I have a growing 
list of things in common:

We both have ridden a 650B Atlantis as a mountain bike
We both think that a mountain bike is a bike you ride in the mountains
We both shaved our unruly beards off
We both are fans of Rivendell
We both think that the handwringers wring their hands too much over 
geo-charts

Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA

On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:22:38 AM UTC-8, Ryan M. wrote:
>
> Check out this Radavist article. 
>
>
> https://theradavist.com/2019/01/ultra-romance-and-his-rivendell-atlantis-mountain-bike/?no_cache=1=IwAR2wUcRjIMLbddCD5n4U4xA6rikEuINj9y-XjlIZfnJOQgsysE7OwTA6N4o#1
>
> Yes, you can ride a Rivendell like an MTB and have a ton of fun doing it. 
> Man, I wish I were tall enough to get a second top tube Riv, because I 
> think they look awesome. 
>
>
>
> This is a great setup for an off road Rivendell, but I would go with a 
> Cambium saddle instead of a leather one, personally, but whatever. I 
> haven't used drop bars on an off road bike except for cyclocross stuff, and 
> those bars I've always felt were too narrow. Not these; check out the width 
> of the bars...just wonderful. I have to try and get a similar bike together 
> as I just bought a set of these bars in 615 length. I was thinking about 
> installing them on my Appaloosa but I'm really digging the Bullmoose bars I 
> have on it right now. 
>
> Huh, might need another frame now. 
>
>
>

-- 
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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.