Hi All, I've been following the group for a month or two now and have really enjoyed learning about your escapes. I've been a bike commuter (on a hardtail Brodie mtb) for most of my 22 working years, but that has really tapered off in the past couple of years. Turns out the mtb really wasn't a very good fit (sizing) at all, but when I was younger that never really bothered me. I also just came to the realization that at nearly 50 years of age, my chances of winning the TdF are diminishing quickly ;) so I also sold the harsh riding, low bar Al road bike I'd had for a decade.
I recently went to a good shop, was fit for, and bought a new Surly LHT. It's completely rejuvenated my love for cycling. The bike is great, and the fit is very Riv'ish: frame is 2-3 cm taller than my previous road bike and I've got it set up very similar to the Riv recommendation for saddle and bar height. The LHT had been my commuter and touring bike over the summer and it's been great. But now I'm thinking that I'd like to add something a little more spritely when I want to ride without racks and hopefully fall less behind my two 100# kids who just fly up our very hilly terrain. And of course I'm thinking of a Riv. I can't afford anything new right now, but I've got a line on a used Rom that is in my price range. I haven't seen it in person yet (it's a 2-3 hour drive away), but I would go and try it before buying. I'm worried though that the frame has some rust. My Brodie has some some rust spots on the frame that I've covered with clear nail polish and they haven't seemed to cause a problem. The Riv Rom though has rust in some of the lugs and I don't know if this should be a major concern or not as I've never had experience with this. The seller was kind enough to send me a pic of the worst spot and I've attached below. Hopefully the photo is large enough for you to see (I have it much larger, but the groups editor compresses it). Anyone have experience with rust in/near the lugs like this? Would this make you steer clear or do you think it is likely not a problem? Thanks in advance, ChrisG North Vancouver, BC <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zexlEvsSWmo/UiDwLvFrocI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/aFQtGBrwBBU/s1600/image-1.jpeg> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
