It looks so plainly utilitarian, and basically a run-of-the-mill bike to the untrained eye, but yet the details and the geometry are anything but ordinary to the trained eye - I love that about it. I can't justify one at the moment but it's fun to think about as a daily run-about bike!
On Sunday, 2 January 2022 at 11:07:37 UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > I have not heard anyone from Riv say the front-facing clamp bolt is to > discourage cantis. I'm also unaware of a Riv canti being worked on although > it's possible I've forgotten, they're planning a v-brake. > > One nice thing about this positioning is the bolt is easier to get to with > a saddlebag in place. I'm a notorious saddle height fiddler and am > constantly fighting bags to squeeze my wrench in there. > > Joe Bernard > > On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 11:03:20 AM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I love the red one. The world needs more red Rivs! >> >> >> On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 6:10:55 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> I totally see it - Joe, weren’t you saying “My bike is so good it should >>> be a production bike”? Well, here it is! A budget version, admittedly. Did >>> anyone else look at the images and wonder what possessed Riv to do such >>> wild, fun colors? Maybe they feel they can let loose with the Rosco models? >>> They are always such careful color choosers but this time they really went >>> for it. Fun! >>> >>> On Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 11:13:39 PM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote: >>> >>>> Funny that people have been saying "that's the way a bike should >>>> ride." To me, that's the way a bike should LOOK. >>>> >>>> On Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 6:31:54 PM UTC-7 Pancake wrote: >>>> >>>>> [image: FFE75BBA-C1CD-43D3-A68A-0EE834D94A86.png] >>>>> Fun with a photo overlay with Joe’s custom. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, 30 December 2021 at 14:32:27 UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That's my bike! Stouter tubing, drop the lugs and fancy paint and >>>>>> you're there. I dig it! >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 2:02:27 PM UTC-8 Doug H. wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> To my eye the new Rosco Platypus resembles Joe B.'s custom bike and >>>>>>> both look excellent! >>>>>>> Doug[image: unnamed.jpg] >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/34cd82a7-5392-43a4-9bab-588353d2aa61n%40googlegroups.com.
