I got back into bicycling as I retired, bought a racy steel bike (Specialized Allez Steel) which I like and but then discovered the ECO Velo site where I first saw the Rivendell Sam Hillborne and knew what I really wanted and how I wanted to ride. I do lament the loss of the Eco Velo site. David
On Aug 21, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> 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 <john11.2...@gmail.com> 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-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. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
