I've moved to Walnut Creek before RBW was born. I used to get the BOB Gazettes, and then I started getting the first Riv catalogs. I had plenty of lugged steel bikes, but I liked what Grant was trying to do, and I bought plenty of those discontinued/"obsolete" parts that filled the early catalogs. When I started working across the street from the current RBW, I would stop by to chat, try the occasional bike, or buy parts. When the Quickbeam came along, though, I just had to have one. And when they were down to the last few Legolas', I bought one of those. And then there was the returned Hilborne hanging there for a while that I got for a good price. I still buy parts and clothes (love the MUSA shirts and knickers) but I'm good on bikes, for now. happy trails jim m
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:35:57 AM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: > I knew of Rivendell long before I bought my first Riv bicycle, but my > first direct experience was purchasing a Quickbeam for the 2006 Big Fix > cross-country fixed gear ride. I was looking for a bike that would be > comfortable for multiple long days in the saddle (1,760 miles from > California to Kansas in 14 days), and the Quickbeam exceeded my > expectations. We (the bike and I) went on to ride Paris-Brest-Paris in > 2007, and many brevets, centuries, and double centuries. It's a marvelous > bike that never fails to draw appreciative comments from other riders. > > --Eric N > > On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:06 AM, lungimsam <john1...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > So how did you originally find out about them, and why/where/how did > you get your first Rivendell bike? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/og7N-tA2hBgJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/-2icy41-vkgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
