Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-12 Thread nawrock
...@gmail.com To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 8:34:49 AM Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city In St Louis Mo. I've seen... Riv Custom 71 cm AHH And a Ram I know there are others I just haven't seen. Kelly -- You received this message because you

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-12 Thread Bryan
I've only seen a couple other Rivs here in LA - a woman on a stunning red Betty Foy on La Brea and a guy on what looked like a well-loved Atlantis on 8th Street. I commute most days on a silver Quickbeam. I wish there was more bike-gazing to be had here. Unfortunately, I spend most of my time

RE: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-12 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
? From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason Underwood Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:50 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city Cool, Kentucky Rivs! My wife and I have two more on the other end

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-12 Thread Ryan
That is probably me. I have an ornage 93 X0-1 and regularly cross Wellington Crescent at KingswayAlso commute on a PX-10 single w M-bars On Sunday, September 9, 2012 7:40:51 PM UTC-5, Michael Richters wrote: On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Ryan ryte...@mts.net javascript: wrote: Rare as

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-12 Thread RJM
Awesome, the more the better in Kentucky. I would really like to ride in eastern Ky sometime. On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:50:07 PM UTC-5, Jason Underwood wrote: Cool, Kentucky Rivs! My wife and I have two more on the other end of the state, in Flemingsburg. 2011 Hilsen (his) and

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-11 Thread RJM
There are 4 that I know of in Paducah, KY. One is my Hillborne, the other a Hilsen, another Hillborne and a Bleriot. On Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:56:30 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: I see various threads on here about Rivendell's representation in various parts of the

RE: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-11 Thread Marc Schwartz
-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city There are 4 that I know of in Paducah, KY. One is my Hillborne, the other a Hilsen, another Hillborne and a Bleriot. On Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:56:30 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: I see various threads on here about

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-11 Thread peech1...@yahoo.com
A couple of weeks ago my wife Kae and I brought my Sam Hillborne and her Betty Foy to the Cities, about a 3 hour drive up the river. What a great trail system and what a great city! We got lost several times but were having so much fun enjoying the weather and the town from our bikes that it

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-11 Thread Mojo
I have a friend in Mesilla, the adobe side of Las Cruces, that has an Atlantis. He rides often on Snow Road, Shalem Colony, to the airport and beyond, and some of the valley ditch banks. Las Cruces is my previous hometown. Nowadays I am in Grand Junction CO where I have heard there are a

RE: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-11 Thread Marc Schwartz
] Re: Rivs by city I have a friend in Mesilla, the adobe side of Las Cruces, that has an Atlantis. He rides often on Snow Road, Shalem Colony, to the airport and beyond, and some of the valley ditch banks. Las Cruces is my previous hometown. Nowadays I am in Grand Junction CO where I have heard

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-11 Thread Jason Underwood
Cool, Kentucky Rivs! My wife and I have two more on the other end of the state, in Flemingsburg. 2011 Hilsen (his) and 2011 Hillborne (hers). Jason Underwood On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:55:47 AM UTC-4, RJM wrote: There are 4 that I know of in Paducah, KY. One is my Hillborne, the other

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread Robert Barr
Indianapolis is in the midst of another bike boom, and a large part of this boom appears to be Riv/Surly influenced. I can count at least 10 Riv's that I see during my normal commute and I am sure there are more. Quickbeams are the most common, but there is a beautiful Sam-orange Atlantis less

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread Christopher Chen
Add one more AHH in pdx. Actually, I know of one other too... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/aiX7qNFFzDwJ. To post to this group,

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread Michael Richters
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Ryan ryter...@mts.net wrote: Rare as hen's teeth in Winnipeg, but I know that besides the 2 I own there is a fellow bike lover who has 3 or 4 (early pink all-rounder, a custom or 2 and I believe an AHH) I'm astonished to see someone else in Winnipeg reply to

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread Kelly
In St Louis Mo. I've seen... Riv Custom 71 cm AHH And a Ram I know there are others I just haven't seen. Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread SteveD
Add my Atlantis to Seattle, in the Bryant neighborhood near Counterbalance Bikes on the BGT. I've seen two or three other Atlantii in the neighborhood over the past two or three years as well as a couple customs, a Saluki, a couple of Bleriots and Rams, and an AHH. Steve DeMont Seattle On

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I forgot that there is, or was, a local ER physician who at one point had a stable of Riv models including a wonderful Legolas. So, if he's still around, there must be half a dozen Rivs in ABQ. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM, SteveD stephendem...@gmail.com wrote: Add my Atlantis to Seattle,

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-10 Thread Rick
In Atlanta, I've seen a fellow downtown on a Saluki, another guy that I know has an Atlantis, and there's some fellow out there riding at speed on an orange Ram. And a 'muter I saw three years ago on an All Rounder. Add to that my Bleriot, Atlantis, the wife's Betty, a friend's Betty, another

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread Joe K
Probably Rivendell World Headquarters could tell us exactly how many Rivs are in every city, if they keep their sales records organized that way. But they may want to keep that info confidential, or consider it too much like data mining. Joe K On Sep 8, 7:03 pm, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote:

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread Leslie
On Sunday, September 9, 2012 9:02:44 AM UTC-4, Joe K wrote: Probably Rivendell World Headquarters could tell us exactly how many Rivs are in every city, if they keep their sales records organized that way. But they may want to keep that info confidential, or consider it too much like data

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread Jay in Tel Aviv
I've never seen another one out here in Tel Aviv. It's still mostly mountain and racing bikes around here, with a good number of off- brands folders and electrics. Gas just blew through $8 a gallon though, so maybe that will change soon. Jay On Sep 9, 4:02 pm, Joe K kube...@aol.com wrote:

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread Matt Beebe
Rivendell started a serial # database a little while ago here: https://www.rivbike.com/Articles.asp?ID=323 but I don't think it includes location of owner, only location of purchase (Riv HQ, dealer, or previous owner).Anyway I think it's a pretty cool idea. On Sunday, September 9,

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread C.J. Filip
A small handful of Rivs and Riv-inspired bikes here in the college town of Moscow, ID. Some Rivs come and go, never to be seen from again. The permanent residents seem to be a large Homer, my Homer and at least two large Atlanti. When I'm feeling especially frisky, I'll park my Homer next to

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread Bruce Herbitter
A few years ago, someone had started one of those google-maps that had a bunch of us on it; is that still around somewhere? Hadn't looked at it in ages http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/interactive-google-maps/rivendell-owners-map/ -- You received this message because you are

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-09 Thread Bruce Baker
This link might work and we could spread the word to populate this.. http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/interactive-google-maps/rivendell-owners-map/ Bruce On 9/9/12, Bruce Herbitter bruce.herbit...@gmail.com wrote: A few years ago, someone had started one of those google-maps that had a bunch

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Beth H
I am aware of at least a dozen other Rivendells in Portland, including: --All-Rounder --Rambouillet --Redwood --Romulus (a few of these, actually) --Bleriot --Riv custom (a very early one, still being ridden daily by its owner) --Atlantis (again, several; and this may be the most popular model

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Frank
What Beth said, but replacing the PDX token with SEA. I know that I can make three butterscotch Salukis materialize in front of a coffee shop within a couple of hours on any given weekend, for example. I know of at least four AHHs, a fleet of Bleriots, and a slick of Atlanti, and a flight of

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread jeffrey kane
In New York City, well, I bought my Bleriot last summer from a list member in Bklyn. I ride it every day on my commute, lock it up up everywhere and it does occasionally collect a few nods and comments of appreciation ... but I can count on one hand the number of Rivs I've seen around town in

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Ryan
Rare as hen's teeth in Winnipeg, but I know that besides the 2 I own there is a fellow bike lover who has 3 or 4 (early pink all-rounder, a custom or 2 and I believe an AHH) Another fellow I know had an early Sherwood forest Road standard..may still do.The other multi-Riv owner and I do not

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Peter Morgano
I live in brooklyn, old brooklyn that is, not wanna be NYC Hipsterburg or Bushwick or Park Slope and I have never seen another Rivendell here. Really not surprising since most of Brooklyn is working class and Rivendells are somewhat decadent, albeit lovely. I do get some nods and good chats with

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Bruce Herbitter
Here in central AL (Montgomery) we have a Romulus, a Rambouillet, a Saluki, a Road and a Hillborne. I've seen them all at one time or another. The Rom only once. I see 3 of the others a lot. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Ryan ryter...@mts.net wrote: Rare as hen's teeth in Winnipeg, but I

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Joe Bernard
The San Francisco Bay Area has a veritable plethora of Rivendellia. If you do a day ride in Marin County on the weekend and *don't* see one, you're not looking around enough. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Saturday, September 8, 2012 11:55:35 AM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: Here in central AL

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread ted
As one might expect being as RBW World Headquarters is what 50mi from Mt. Tam. No need for we lucky SF Bay area residents to guess based on the web site or search for a local with a Riv we can try. We can just drop by any old Sat. and try whatever we want just as easy as you please. Lucky we are I

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread islaysteve
That's actually pretty amazing, considering that I've only seen one other in suburban MD, DC area. In know there are more however. On Saturday, September 8, 2012 2:55:35 PM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: Here in central AL (Montgomery) we have a Romulus, a Rambouillet, a Saluki, a Road and a

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Just two in Albuquerque, both mine, as far as I know. Perhaps there is a lister in Santa Fe? Tho' I be the sole owner, there are many appreciators -- get continual compliments on the two. I'm pretty sure that ABQ and SF exhaust the state's Rivendell population.. Patrick Moore, who recently sold

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-08 Thread Jim Cloud
I've seen a few RIvs around Tucson, including a very nice blue Atlantis. I know there are others, one being owned by the guy who organizes the bi-annual GABA (Greater Arizona Bicycle Association) swap meets in the spring and fall. He coordinated several of the area Rivendell owners (including

[RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-07 Thread mike
I have seen another Riv in Boulder only once and Boulder has a pretty active bicycle culture. On a path I passed a woman riding an Atlantis, then immediately slowed down to look at her bike. A guy at the shop where I take my car has an Yves Gomez but I've never seen the bike, my SimpleOne

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs by city

2012-09-07 Thread Lyle Bogart
I've seen exactly two Rivs here in midcoast Maine. . . the Good and the Bad of it is that one is my Atlantis and the second is my wife's Betty! On 7 September 2012 12:03, mike mike.rosen...@gmail.com wrote: I have seen another Riv in Boulder only once and Boulder has a pretty active bicycle