Re: [RBW] Riv Intro

2011-11-29 Thread jimD
That ride over the bridge is beautiful. When there isn't a crowd it's great. When there is the summer scrum of 'take no prisoner racer' types, 'what me worry' tourists, and everything in between, it gets pretty weird. I've often wondered what the accident rate is. I came over one sunny

Re: [RBW] Riv Intro

2011-11-29 Thread jimD
That was my downfall too. I dropped by several years ago and test rode a Rambouillet. I struggled to make a decision and ended up with a carbon racery bike. But the siren call persisted and I found a used Romulus. Then the real trouble started and I convinced myself to get a custom Riv -

Re: [RBW] Riv Intro

2011-11-29 Thread Eric Norris
Crossing at night is the way to go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/6406695029/in/set-72157628162948287 --Eric N Sent from my iPad2  On Nov 29, 2011, at 12:41 PM, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote: That ride over the bridge is beautiful. When there isn't a crowd it's great.

[RBW] Riv Intro

2011-11-28 Thread Smitty-A-Go-Go
Had family in town this past weekend. My sister rides bikes and had expressed interest go on ride during her visit. Like many folks, she rides road racing type bikes but she doesn't race. The only bike we have that's close to her size is my wife's Betty Foy w/ alba bars, brooks B68 and 42mm