[RBW] Roadini build and first ride report!

2018-02-28 Thread Ty Jeske
Beautiful bike! Thanks for sharing your experiences. I have a Riv Bleriot that I think is a marvelous ride. My wife are planning to go on a long supported tour through hilly country this summer and she is encouraging me to get a lighter ride. Do you mind me asking the weight of your built up

Re: [RBW] Re: Considering my first Riv purchase and looking for helpful advice

2014-09-30 Thread Ty Jeske
agonize over that first scratch. I really like the green and the non creamed headtube. I find it understated and the lugwork speaks for itself. You won't regret the auxiliary TT either. Fair winds, Captain Conway Bennett On Sep 25, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Ty Jeske tyj...@gmail.com javascript

Re: [RBW] Re: Considering my first Riv purchase and looking for helpful advice

2014-09-25 Thread Ty Jeske
@conway, Thanks! The Sam you saw on EBay is actually right here in Tampa. I sent him a message to see if I can see it first. -- 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,

[RBW] Re: Considering my first Riv purchase and looking for helpful advice

2014-09-23 Thread Ty Jeske
Thanks for all the great advice and thoughtful responses everyone. The LHT I'm riding is my friend's spare, so I think I could get a good deal on it should I decide to go that direction. I am wary of buying what I intend to be a lifetime bicycle just because it's convenient or a bargain though,

[RBW] Considering my first Riv purchase and looking for helpful advice

2014-09-22 Thread Ty Jeske
I've been riding a bargain lugged steel Schwinn Traveler (1982) for the last several years. The frame is a little small for me and I've sunk several times its purchase price into repairs, but it has been a reliable and mostly comfortable steed. For the last week though, I've been borrowing a