Fishkill Creek?
On 01/28/2018 08:16 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
In late October of last year there was a PSA about a Cheviot on the
Boston craigslist. Turned out to be Harris Cyclery, I called to make
sure it was still available, then my friend called and bought it. A
few days later, she made the 3+ hour drive to pick it up. It's always
a bit of a crap shoot buying a bike before seeing it and riding it in
person, especially when recommending a friend do so. But because it
was a Rivendell, and being sold by a Riv dealer, I was much more
confident. Still, I was prepared to help with picking out and
installing a new seat, handlebars, pedals to make it work. As it turns
out, after a few rides this past fall, she reported that the bike was
perfect for her as equipped (although yesterday she discovered that
her Ibex wool gloves, despite the rubber on the palms, were slippery
on the shellacked cork grips, so she rode in her red suede dress gloves).
At 5'6", she is on the short side of the saddle heights listed for the
55cm size, but it fits her great. I got a chance to try it out
yesterday, our first ride together in 2018. Midway through a short
loop ride, I changed our saddle heights, and she finished up on my Le
Tour mixte while I rode the Cheviot. I'm 5'10", and if I pushed back
the saddle a bit from her position and raised the bars a bit, I think
I could pretty much replicate my position on the Le Tour--though if I
were buying one for myself, I would get the 59.
It's a super smooth super fun ride, very similar to the Le Tour, a bit
sportier than my Clementine. An excellent and beautiful machine, and
for my friend's purposes, is capable of 100% of what she needs from a
bicycle, though she plans to keep her Trek hybrid for grocery trips,
and her Bianchi for its lovely pink paint job. I'm going to send her a
few suggestions from the Riv site for carrying a small amount of gear,
maybe a small saddlesack or a front basket. She'll mainly be doingÂ
rides alone or C level club rides on the (flat) Connecticut shore
area, or 20-30 mile hilly rides here in the Hudson Valley. Couple more
shot of Chev: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HGgecEi2c1CPqRdn2
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