Ryan, I laughed at your comment about cringing with a "hybrid"! I decided a few years back to ditch drop bars and go with alt bars (read Mary, Bosco, Albas, MAPS, etc). My local shop, who are great guys really, always call my bikes a "hybrid" and it does make me cringe. I've modified '80's road bikes with these types of bars and they insist on calling the resulting bike a hybrid. Not with a wink either I'm afraid. I'm a Riv convert now and love what they do and how they ride. On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 4:05:45 PM UTC-4, Ryan Fleming wrote:
> Hi Roberta > > I am a multi-bike owner - 64 - and though I used to tour and do centuries > , I now enjoy the rides you describe and 50 miles would be my upper limit. > I do have a Riv road bike and an all-rounder w moustache bars...etc. so > most of my fleet are "hybrids" - cringe. and I've just received a custom > mixte (= Clem , = Cheviot) that I have Choco bars on. I have not yet tried > out the mixte, but I would have no hesitation taking it on a 40-50 mile > ride that you describe based on other listers' experience of these bikes > and my own 24+ years experience with Grant's bikes . > > Now, lower down others like Richard Rios have suggested incorporating our > kind of cycling with other activities for better health and fitness, and > their advice is excellent. > > I'll let y'all know how that new mixte works out for me...who knows...it > may be the one bike to rule them all and the only bike I ever need. But > variety , they tell me, is the spice of life. > > What I can tell you for sure is that you will never buy a Riv and think > "Crap, what a complete waste of money that was!" A riv may be high-cost > but it is definitely high-reward. > > Do let us know how you get on with your search > > On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 10:02:04 AM UTC-5, Roberta wrote: >> >> Thank you all. I had read the clem vs Appaloosa thread, among others, >> which got me rethinking my intended use/bike and starting this thread. >> I'll take a look at the Roadini and continue to look for used Rivs. I >> don't have room or else I'd consider clem/cheviot AND another bike. Even >> though I was originally looking for a step through, would the App or Sam >> fit my intended purpose? The only requirement I have is no drop bars. >> >> Ski never heard of Jack Johnson, and just sampled some of his music on >> youtube. I will be listening to more tracks! >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
