I love riding in the dirt. I was surprised by how much I loved it, but maybe I shouldn't have been - before my osteoarthritis got really bad, I used to love trail running, too.
I think with a different set of wheels/tires, Betty could take me on most of the trails I'd be happiest on in the area, but I'm pretty sure she isn't North Shore ready. To be honest, I'm not sure I am, either. But I do love a challenge! :-D On Monday, February 10, 2014 7:47:05 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Leah, I must have missed your nearly getting kicked off for your > Betty-love. The Betty Foy is one of Rivendell's best selling bikes, coming > close to the Atlantis IIRC. Maybe not as well represented in this online > space, but holding it's own IRL!!! > > Cecily, I can't say enough, get whatever bike makes you comfortable out in > the dirt. There's something wonderful about riding a bike in the woods that > is just magical. You don't have to get a full on North Shore approved bike, > but that is your neighborhood! You would be amazed what a solid 90's MTB > would do for you. > > Cheers, > David > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Cecily Walker > <cecily...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I'm headed toward the devotee camp myself. A friend just bought a >> super-duper high end downhill mountain bike, and I want to accompany her on >> some of the less strenuous but somewhat demanding single track rides that I >> can't do on the Betty Foy (because I'm too heavy in the saddle). I am >> seriously contemplating adding a Hunqapillar to my Rivendell stable. >> >> I have no idea how I'm going to pay for it, but I have no doubt that it >> will eventually happen. >> >> >> On Monday, February 10, 2014 12:02:51 PM UTC-8, grrlyrida wrote: >>> >>> Six years ago I went to Riv HQ and rode a Betty Foy for half the day. It >>> was one of the best experiences I've had at a bike shop. I guess I was >>> hanging around so long and riding every size of the Betty Foy that I met >>> Grant and he said I should get the larger size. I didn't want to leave. I >>> never bought a Betty Foy. I bought a custom Riv mixte instead. But I >>> remember what a smooth enjoyable ride that Betty was. I was smiling while I >>> rode around Walnut Creek. I was a Riv convert before I rode Betty, but >>> afterward I became a devotee. >>> >>> On Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:58:58 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> I've read many loving tributes to Sams, Hilsens, Hunqapillars and other >>>> Riv bikes over the last few years, but there is precious little writing >>>> out >>>> there about the joys of owning and riding a Betty Foy. I'm familiar with >>>> Lovely Bicycle's faint praise, and I've read and re-read the posts (and >>>> seen the videos) from the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike, but I've always >>>> found it odd that there isn't a lot out there about the history of the >>>> Betty Foy, the fun people have had in the saddle, or musings about what >>>> the >>>> Foy has meant to the lucky woman (or man) who owns one. Even Rivendell's >>>> site is scant when it comes to copy about the Foy, saying only that you >>>> can >>>> do equally well on a Betty Foy what you can do on a Sam. That's the >>>> equivalent of saying "Yeah, so's your sister." >>>> >>>> And now that Betty Foy (and her brother Yves) are nearing the end of >>>> their model lives, I fear that I'll never learn all there is to learn, or >>>> read all there is to read about this bike that I've come to love so much. >>>> Unless I write it myself, of course... >>>> >>>> Feeling thinky on a Saturday night, >>>> Cecily >>>> >>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- 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.
