My guess is that a lot of Bettys went to women, and women seem to typically have one bike that they use for a long time. I realize there are exceptions and I don’t mean to speak for every woman cycler out there, but that is the case with me. I’ve had a 55 cm Betty since late 2012 and I have ridden the wheels off it. (No really, proof is on my Instagram. The great wheel and tire debacle of 2017 😂.) Honestly, we’ve been quite a pair, and that bike has done everything I’ve asked of it.
When the Cheviot launched, it was shortly after I bought my bike, and I’ve always wished I had the Chev. I love the decals and head badge and cream head tube. Plus, it takes a larger tire, yes? Some say the longer chainstays aren’t noticeable, but I’ve always wondered. Since seeing it online, I have been dreaming about the dark sage Cheviot, and I *think* I could part with my Betty - but only for that Cheviot. I’ve come to love my bike so much that it feels like an extension of my own body, and anything else would feel foreign at this point. Except another Riv mixte. So, I’m in the process of really evaluating it it’s worth it to “upgrade”, working through feelings of selfishness at not being content with a perfectly good Rivendell, wondering how to break it to my husband (whose eyes bugged out of his head in 2012 when I bought the Betty), and fretting over how to sell a frame, as it’s a first for me. You can probably relate! So, depending on how that goes, there could be one well-loved 55 cm Betty on the market in the near future. Maybe. -- 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.
