Along the way, I became a Rivendell "Lifetime Member," which meant you had a lifetime subscription to the Rivendell Reader. Before Rivendell had a website, those Rivendell Readers were the thread that held us all together. I still have them all in a binder, they're still informative (and relaxing) to read.
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 8:34:23 AM UTC-8, Jonathan K. wrote: > > 3 in the house currently - my Appaloosa and Sam and my wife's Clem L. > 1 on order - Hubbuhubbuh > > From the time I came across Rivendell's website 10 or so years ago, I've > admired the bikes and enjoyed reading Grant's writings but really thought > that owning a Riv was a pipe dream. Eventually, though, things fell into > place and I found myself in a position to afford one. So, after years of > struggling with bike fit, and trying lots of different bikes, I decided to > buy my first Rivendell - an Appaloosa. I was so amazed by how well it rode > that I bought a Hillborne a few months later, and then a Clem for my wife, > and last week I preordered a HHH. Strongly considering a Roadini too... > > The bikes are amazing, but the other Rivendell offerings have been just as > life-changing for me. I can't imagine my Appaloosa without the luxuriously > comfortable Boscomoose bars. My Sam would be a different bike altogether > without the Albastache bars. Neither would be nearly as capable commuters > without the Nitto Racks, Wald baskets, and the Sackville bags. I seriously > cannot stress enough how much I love my Shopsack, medium Saddlesack, and > Baggabond. I've tried lots of arrangements for carrying stuff bikes, and > these are absolutely the best bags for me and my commute, no contest. > > I've always liked riding bikes. I've owned a lot of different types of > bikes from a lot of different companies. I've never enjoyed riding as much > as when I am riding one of my Rivendells. What could be a better compliment > for a bike? > > > -- 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.
