Quick intro as this is my first original post. I've been a Riv fan for years but not yet an owner - almost went with an Atlantis as a touring bike a couple of years ago but chose custom instead. I do have Riv supplied parts on several bikes, and live close enough to Walnut Creek that I've dropped in a few times.
I also have a very long commute, so last year put a mid-drive e-bike kit on an old hard tail mountain bike and that gets me to work. The mtn bike frame is not ideal, though. It's a bit small for me, the front can shimmy at speed, it's not really a road bike. So I've been considering getting a new frame and moving the mid-drive to that. Riv was at NAHBS in Sacramento last year with one of the first Gus Boots Willsens. That has intrigued me, with long wheelbase, wide tires, a sturdy frame but some fork flex for bumps, it might be a good bike for the mix of bike paths, rough gravel and city streets I use to get to work. I like the mixte type frame, and just the overall appearance looks capable. The mid-drive would add 20 lbs to the bike, with the motor in the bottom bracket and the battery hopefully on bottle bosses on the downtube. I'd put a 1X Microshift Advent 11-42 on it, fenders, and a rear rack with baskets to carry my clothes and gear. I'm not usually happy with bars swept way back, so more likely a Wavie bar. What do you guys think, would it be a cool commuter or an abomination to put electric drive on this 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a859d526-0c33-41fa-8e47-59ff16377594%40googlegroups.com.
