Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
Score! Beautiful bike and a great story. I love a good CL find. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.comwrote: I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I never imagined I could own one of these beautiful--and expensive--machines. I figured the closest I'd get would be a refitted old lug frame, or a Surly. I like to cruise the local bike ads on Craigslist, and one guy listed a 97 Rivendell with one crappy picture. Long story short, it's the perfect size, the perfect bike, in non-perfect shape, for an amazing price. Some cleaning later, here she is: -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
Beautiful bike. Congratulations and happy cycling. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
Lovely bike and great paint scheme. Enjoy the miles. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.comwrote: Score! Beautiful bike and a great story. I love a good CL find. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com wrote: I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I never imagined I could own one of these beautiful--and expensive--machines. I figured the closest I'd get would be a refitted old lug frame, or a Surly. I like to cruise the local bike ads on Craigslist, and one guy listed a 97 Rivendell with one crappy picture. Long story short, it's the perfect size, the perfect bike, in non-perfect shape, for an amazing price. Some cleaning later, here she is: -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
Congrats! It would be hard to do better than that for your first Riv! happy trails jim m wc ca On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.comwrote: I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I never imagined I could own one of these beautiful--and expensive--machines. I figured the closest I'd get would be a refitted old lug frame, or a Surly. I like to cruise the local bike ads on Craigslist, and one guy listed a 97 Rivendell with one crappy picture. Long story short, it's the perfect size, the perfect bike, in non-perfect shape, for an amazing price. Some cleaning later, here she is: -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
What a find! Enjoy it. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.comwrote: I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I never imagined I could own one of these beautiful--and expensive--machines. I figured the closest I'd get would be a refitted old lug frame, or a Surly. I like to cruise the local bike ads on Craigslist, and one guy listed a 97 Rivendell with one crappy picture. Long story short, it's the perfect size, the perfect bike, in non-perfect shape, for an amazing price. Some cleaning later, here she is: -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __ -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
Beautiful color and a great score! Now ya just need a honey B-17. Enjoy, Hugh Sunland, CA On Monday, April 15, 2013 10:32:53 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: What a find! Enjoy it. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Tim Gavin tim@littlevillagemag.comjavascript: wrote: I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I never imagined I could own one of these beautiful--and expensive--machines. I figured the closest I'd get would be a refitted old lug frame, or a Surly. I like to cruise the local bike ads on Craigslist, and one guy listed a 97 Rivendell with one crappy picture. Long story short, it's the perfect size, the perfect bike, in non-perfect shape, for an amazing price. Some cleaning later, here she is: -- 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-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patric...@resumespecialties.com javascript: __ -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!
Beauty! Love the colors... -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner
On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:40:22 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: Welcome to the club; the products are addictive. Beside its good looks, please describe what you like about the Atlantis. I guess it's mostly the same stuff as others like about other Rivs; comfort, ride quality, versatility. I like that I can easily fit a 50-622 Big Apple and fender. I'm waiting on a pair of Super Motos and am curious if there will still be sufficient clearance for a fender. The fork crown mounts are great; you can remove fenders without messing with rack mounting or change racks without messing with the fenders or put a rear rack up front (I have a Mark's there now). There are bosses all over the place. It begs to be ridden and has strong arguments for more rambling and more impromptu detours. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner
impromptu detours YES! That sums up my love of my Hunqapillar beautifully. I can always turn off on unexplored roads and trails, and when they get to narrow, park and run. Shere freedom and delight. With abandon, Patrick On Friday, March 29, 2013 2:08:10 PM UTC-6, john muhl wrote: On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:40:22 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: Welcome to the club; the products are addictive. Beside its good looks, please describe what you like about the Atlantis. I guess it's mostly the same stuff as others like about other Rivs; comfort, ride quality, versatility. I like that I can easily fit a 50-622 Big Apple and fender. I'm waiting on a pair of Super Motos and am curious if there will still be sufficient clearance for a fender. The fork crown mounts are great; you can remove fenders without messing with rack mounting or change racks without messing with the fenders or put a rear rack up front (I have a Mark's there now). There are bosses all over the place. It begs to be ridden and has strong arguments for more rambling and more impromptu detours. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner
Thanks -- interesting. My two remaining customs define bicycle quality -- the later one turned 10 years old this month. And over the years I experience again and again how surprising the Rivs fit and feel, when I get back on them after riding other bikes for a while, even nice bikes. The Rivs just feel like home. I can't say that about *every* Riv I've ridden, but I can say it of 3 out of 4. I must say that, as much as I love my gofast fixie custom -- I *won't* weigh it down with fat tires, racks, luggage, etc; climbing is just too much fun on it -- by far most of my riding is fast, detoured utility riding for which, basically, I want a racing bike with fatter tires and luggage. The Ram may be a new entry to this category. *Still* waiting for a wheelset for the Ram -- brother did not bring one for me this weekend. I am eager to see how I like that one -- the geometry seems right with 58 c-c st and 57 upsloped tt, c-c. Must look for wheelset at the bike shop where I just started working (Stevie's Happy Bikes in Corrales) -- interesting place with huge stock of old stuff, consignment stuff, old parts. (Bike shop gig may be temporary -- let's see if resume writing picks up -- and it is very part time and largely social, but it gives me an opportunity to trade otherwise wasted hours for the bike parts I spend so much discretionary income on.) On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 2:08 PM, john muhl johnm...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:40:22 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: Welcome to the club; the products are addictive. Beside its good looks, please describe what you like about the Atlantis. I guess it's mostly the same stuff as others like about other Rivs; comfort, ride quality, versatility. I like that I can easily fit a 50-622 Big Apple and fender. I'm waiting on a pair of Super Motos and am curious if there will still be sufficient clearance for a fender. The fork crown mounts are great; you can remove fenders without messing with rack mounting or change racks without messing with the fenders or put a rear rack up front (I have a Mark's there now). There are bosses all over the place. It begs to be ridden and has strong arguments for more rambling and more impromptu detours. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- __ BUSINESS BUILDING COME-ON!! $300 off a $600 resume + letter or Linked In profile package with referral that leads to full price sale! Refer two full-pay clients and you get the package for free! I am not cheap, but I am very good. So they say. http://resumespecialties.com/testimonials.html Patrick Moore, Ph.D, MBA, ACRW, Albuquerque, NM, USA http://resumespecialties.com/index.html * patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __ -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner
Yowzer those are both beautiful bikes. Hopefully perfect for your intentions (seems like it so far!). Welcome to the world of gears and brakes! Enjoy the read! On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:30 AM, john muhl johnm...@gmail.com wrote: I've been lurking here for awhile and decided to say hello. I got my Atlantis back in September; it was my very first new bike, the first one younger than me and first in about a decade to have brakes and derailers. Keven and Grant were great to work with; very patient with my questions and very good at getting me on the right size bike. When I first called and talked to Keven about sizing he was 100% sure I had messed up the PBH measurement and told me do it a few more times over the weekend and call back the next week. Sure enough he was right and I had mis-measured by a significant enough amount that I had moved up from a 58 to a 61. Since then I've ridden it everywhere: road (solo and groups), singletrack, expedition and now that spring is here gearing up for some S24Os. Hopefully this fall I'll be able to add self-supported touring to the list. I could gush over this bike indefinitely but it's simply the best I've ever owned. The Atlantis and Rivendell were so great that last month we added a Betty Foy as a family share bike and love it too. Between the two of them and my old Zeus track bike I think I have every bike I'll ever need. Atlantis: http://goo.gl/mwMe4 Betty Foy: http://goo.gl/evVaK p.s. Any other north Texas Rivs out there? I saw a purple Ram (with cantis!) last week so I know there's at least one. p.p.s. I had no idea Rivendell was a LOTR reference until I read it on the Riv Trivia page. I'm almost done reading Return of the King now though. -- john muhl dallas, tx -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. -*Mark Twain* -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] New Riv owner
Welcome to the club; the products are addictive. Beside its good looks, please describe what you like about the Atlantis. On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:30 PM, john muhl johnm...@gmail.com wrote: I've been lurking here for awhile and decided to say hello. I got my Atlantis back in September; it was my very first new bike, the first one younger than me and first in about a decade to have brakes and derailers. Keven and Grant were great to work with; very patient with my questions and very good at getting me on the right size bike. When I first called and talked to Keven about sizing he was 100% sure I had messed up the PBH measurement and told me do it a few more times over the weekend and call back the next week. Sure enough he was right and I had mis-measured by a significant enough amount that I had moved up from a 58 to a 61. Since then I've ridden it everywhere: road (solo and groups), singletrack, expedition and now that spring is here gearing up for some S24Os. Hopefully this fall I'll be able to add self-supported touring to the list. I could gush over this bike indefinitely but it's simply the best I've ever owned. The Atlantis and Rivendell were so great that last month we added a Betty Foy as a family share bike and love it too. Between the two of them and my old Zeus track bike I think I have every bike I'll ever need. Atlantis: http://goo.gl/mwMe4 Betty Foy: http://goo.gl/evVaK p.s. Any other north Texas Rivs out there? I saw a purple Ram (with cantis!) last week so I know there's at least one. p.p.s. I had no idea Rivendell was a LOTR reference until I read it on the Riv Trivia page. I'm almost done reading Return of the King now though. -- john muhl dallas, tx -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- __ BUSINESS BUILDING COME-ON!! $300 off a $600 resume + letter or Linked In profile package with referral that leads to full price sale! Refer two full-pay clients and you get the package for free! I am not cheap, but I am very good. So they say. http://resumespecialties.com/testimonials.html Patrick Moore, Ph.D, MBA, ACRW, Albuquerque, NM, USA http://resumespecialties.com/index.html * patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __ -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
