Thanks everyone! Drew, I didn't forget your question about frame sizes, here you go: Hunqapillar 62 Roadeo 61 Rambouillet 64 Bombadil 64 Lightning Bolt 62 Scapegoat 59.5 Romanceür v2 62 Romanceür v1 62 Ahearne 52.3 (link here to full geo, more info, and photos <https://www.ahearnecycles.com/bicycles-for-sale-blog/2020/7/9/classic-650b-fillet-brazed-touringcommuter> ) Outback 55
Patrick, great question actually! Growing up in the 80's with the MTB craze, I sort of missed the whole non-aero brake lever phase. And honestly I assumed I'd never like them or DT shifters. It wasn't until I got the Lightening Bolt that had been built up with non-aero levers and DTs that I gave them a fair shake, and I loved them! I think it's because I prefer long reach drop bar with long ramps so I don't need the additional hand space an aero lever provides. Functionally, I like them better as it's easy to swap out and change housing and whatnot. And I just like the way they look! But I get that they don't really play nice with the more modern drop bar style of short reach/short ramps, so if I really needed to run those I'd probably chose aero levers. Ian and Kat, I would love, *love* if I inspired others to share their stables! It's been a fun and rewarding little project for me to do it here, but it does feel a little braggadocio/flaunting/navel-gazing or something. But if it inspires others, then well I wouldn't feel as self-conscious myself :) Really that was my main purpose, to inspire. And I guess, in a way, maybe it's worse having all these amazing bikes and not sharing them! So really, everyone should be doing it :) Forrest, I took the words of a wise sage to heart: "Where are you even going on a bike without a bag??" It's essential kit! On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 6:41:43 PM UTC-8 F Mac wrote: > Remarkable collection of bikes AND bags! I especially like the Roadeo you > kicked off with. Beautiful rigs. > > On Saturday, 8 November 2025 at 21:23:12 UTC-5 Kat wrote: > >> Ben, this was a real treat to read through. You have a fantastic >> collection of bikes, I'm not sure I could pick a favourite. Thank you for >> sharing and for your excellent write ups, something to aspire to for sure. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Kathryn >> >> On Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 9:27:33 AM UTC+10 Ian A wrote: >> >>> Ben, >>> >>> Thank you for taking the time to photo and profile all your bikes. It >>> has been very enjoyable to peruse the collection and learn a little about >>> your eye for beautiful curation. My bikes are 1000 miles away from where I >>> am working at the moment, but they are mostly practical builds with little >>> attention to the aesthetic. Silver coloured cranks with the odd black >>> chainring, mismatched rim colours etc., but I enjoy the "functional >>> aesthetic" of my own builds. >>> >>> Hopefully this thread will lead to others profiling their collections >>> too. >>> >>> IanA KitimatBC >>> >>> On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 12:00:08 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> That’s quite a collection of interesting bikes. I’m curious why you use >>>> non-aero levers on many of them (“curious,” not disagreeing). >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM Ben Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Over on Drew's wonderfully titled thread Persnicketiness with color >>>>> combos/Wider aesthetic convo... >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/cxgHr0NMW-U> I wrote >>>>> a "dissertation" (Drew's words, not mine, but I like it) on my >>>>> philosophially on wider aesthetics and bike building. At the end of that >>>>> post I added a few words about about some of my own builds, but left out >>>>> photos as I didn't want to clutter up Drew's thread with what was already >>>>> an overly long post and I also didn't have necessarily have up to date >>>>> photos for all those bikes. >>>>> >>>>> So today I spent a couple of hours photographing my entire stable, >>>>> plus my wife's Platypus. It's something I've been meaning to do for a >>>>> while >>>>> now, and this was a good motivator! That's 11 bikes total, but only 5 >>>>> Rivs. >>>>> So be warned, this isn't 100% Riv content! Only 45% Riv content :) But >>>>> they >>>>> are all steal bikes and heavily influenced by RBW philosophy. >>>>> >>>>> My idea is a create a post for each individual bike on this thread, >>>>> but here is the link to album if you just want to see the photos without >>>>> waiting for the rest of the thread. 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