>From an investment standpoint Rivendells hold their value well in case you ever need to liquidate. Oh and they are amazing to ride and are beautiful to boot! On Mar 20, 2014 6:11 PM, "Chris Chen" <cc...@nougat.org> wrote:
> I guess it comes down to, > > $4k on an Atlantis or a bike of such quality is not a waste of money, > because you'll have a big smile every time you ride it. > > But at the same time you don't *need* to spend $4k to have fun on a > bicycle, obviously. > > There are plenty of folks that ride mountain bike conversions and do all > kinds of crazy stuff. > > If you have the extra money get the bike, and if you don't have the money, > well, start saving! :) > > cc > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com>wrote: > >> Och! Emily! You know you want to buy it ... after all you wrote the Riv >> fan club to ask if you should. Grin. Didja think we'd talk you out of it? >> Of course you should buy it. But it is hard to take that leap. I live in >> Colorado, bought my Hunqapillar without a test ride, site unseen save the >> internet. Before I got it, I hadn't ridden a bike more than a few miles in >> over ten years because of a medical issue. I thought I might be able to >> ride it, but never did I dream riding it would help me feel better and >> recover. Compared with the other test bikes (which overloaded my brain >> after 3 miles), I can ride my Rivendell however far I want, fully loaded, >> and feel better at the end than I did starting out. With your Atlantis you >> will have a go anywhere, do anything bike for roads paved, roads dirt, >> trails, bikepacking, touring, whatever you want to ride with wild abandon. >> Go for it! >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> >> On Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:33:29 AM UTC-6, Emily Hutchinson wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> I am trying to talk myself into or out of a really pretty new Atlantis >>> with all it's parts. It would be the smaller frame because I'm short and >>> average weight 130. The price tag is somewhere around 4000 all said and >>> done and I feel stuck. My gut is pushing me in both directions because I've >>> never ridden an Atlantis. I'm also out of country and can't just go find >>> one to try. I love touring and I'd love to do some long international and >>> national tours and live in Colorado with hills. Okay thanks.Someone help >>> tip me! Is it irresponsible to spend this much money? >>> >> -- >> 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. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
