Rod, Congrats on the decision and the future new bike! I, too, ordered a 58cm Canti-Sam (black/cream though I know the sage/cream will be beautiful as well) and am extremely excited for the coming build and rides. It dawned on me that I have loved every Rivendell I have been lucky enough to own and ride (Romulus, Appaloosa, Cheviot... the Romulus now sadly departed). I had always told myself if I found a cantilever Sam in my size I would do my best to bring it home but I always thought it would a used one. When they announced the latest canti versions, I knew I was going to be in trouble but a trouble that made me smile.
It also dawned on me that I just did not care as much as I should about most of the new tech and changes in the modern bikes I was looking at. Cool stuff said my head, yawn and so-what said the voice inside. I just love riding, exploring, and being able to successfully work on and experiment with the bikes I ride. I also love having Rivendell there as a resource and something of a place of refuge... a "storm home" to pull from an old Garrison Keillor story. We vote with our dollars and our decisions... Here's to the continued success of Rivendell and all of the small bike companies doing their best to survive in this world. Imagine a world without companies like Rivendell?! No.... Anyway, congratulations! And congratulations for all of the reasons... Bob Lovejoy Galesburg, IL -- 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.
