Re: [RBW] Re: One Riv to Rule Them All

[Richard Rose]

It occurs to me that most(all?) current Riv models fit the bill as “all rounders” with the possible caveat of not going to the extremes of a given category. For instance, my Clem does everything. It’s a wonderful road bike, but not a road racing bike. It’s fantastic for sub24’s but gets a little wonky if you overload it for a longer tour. It’s a fine trail bike but not the really ruff stuff. And so on. None other than Richard Sachs famously went off on gravel bikes when they became a thing. “A good bike does it all” or something close to that. Ironically Riv’s bikes likely come closer to that ideal than Richards bikes?  As for me, Clem does everything I want except serious singletrack. My Gus does that. A second set of wheels for Gus could possibly eliminate the Clem. But we will never know.:) Sent from my iPhone On Apr 29, 2025, at 8:05 AM, Feliks Ulvåen Isaksen <feliksisak...@gmail.com> wrote:  My Clem Smith jr. L is my only bike currently. I certainly WANT to buy more bikes, but the Clem does everything I need right now. I use it as a city bike, a gravel bike and dad-bike.  On Monday, 28 April 2025 at 18:46:59 UTC+2 David Blinn wrote: My Sam Hillborne is my only bike. I got it last year to replace my Cross Check and haven't looked back. I use it as my daily driver for commuting, grocery getting, and mixed terrain rides. It was set up with Wavie bars in its initial configuration, but I recently swapped on some Albatross bars to change up the feel and add an extra hand position for longer rides. I'd love to have other bikes but am limited by a lack of indoor storage. For now, the Hillborne has been a fantastic do-it-all bike, and definitely my favorite bike I've ever owned. On Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:56:49 AM UTC-7 Jay wrote: Curious if anyone out there has only one Riv (bike) and uses it for, almost, everything? I'm northwest of Toronto, and we usually have proper winter here (snow, salty roads).  If it wasn't for this one factor, I would likely only want/need/have my Roadini. In recent years my bike ownership has had a few changes: - one custom road bike (skinny tires only) for 15+ years (now on the trainer) - a myriad of 'gravel' bikes; from a Masi singlespeed w/32mm tires, to 2-3 cx bikes, to gravel bikes; all of which were sold for one reason or another - a Salsa Fargo (2yrs ago) that has been my trail bike and winter bike - then enter the Roadini, two wheel sets, one with 30mm tires and the other 43mm.  This has become my road bike, all-road bike, and I've now decided is my trail bike.  It has been comfortable from day one, but I kept the Fargo for the trails...because I had it and didn't want it feel like a waste (winter bike only).  Sure it's a bit more capable on the trails with 2.2" tubeless tires, but for where I ride, the Roadini with 43mm at 30psi is almost as capable, and definitely more comfortable. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7f7d910d-d577-4ac0-b9db-4fc0f1b2cf08n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1C87BC74-5E7A-4B5F-8A83-EAA1472E68ED%40gmail.com.