[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

['peech1...@yahoo.com' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I know how you feel.  On my 4th year with the Sam Hillborne and I can 
honestly say that riding a Rivendell changed my life.  I ride other bikes 
for different situations but it always come down to the Sam as my favorite 
bike.  Welcome to the club.
Tim Petersen.

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 2:52:16 PM UTC-5, Alohashirt wrote:
>
> Just got my new Sam Hillborne, and I am in awe! There just aren't enough 
> superlatives in the English language to describe how agile, comfortable, 
> and commanding it feels to ride this masterpiece. I've been riding for more 
> than 40 years, and have not felt this level of joy since I rode my first 
> new bike-- the three-speed I got for my ninth birthday.
>
> Since then, there have been several beastly mountain bikes and plenty of 
> pricey Euro bikes to pass through my life. But nothing has made me smile 
> quite like Sam.
>
> The guys at Mt. Airy/College Park Bikes (Maryland) and the patient folks 
> at Riv really went out of their way to help me get the ride of my life. 
> Apologies if all this gushing is boring-- but I just had to post it for the 
> one group of people most likely to understand!
>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Daniel D.]

Congrats on the new bike.  Nice looking!

Took my nephew to a workshop at the Apple store, used his ipad and when 
browsing the riv site the 51cm sam specials popped up again.  But no dice 
when you tried to add it to the cart.  Nelson muntz laugh  In a sea of 
commuters on market street spotted a Homer. 

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Daniel D.]

Congrats on the new bike.  Nice looking!

Took my nephew to a workshop at the Apple store, used his ipad and when 
browsing the riv site the 51cm sam specials popped up again.  But no dice 
when you tried to add it to the cart.  Nelson muntz laugh  In a sea of 
commuters on market street spotted a Homer. 

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 12:52:16 PM UTC-7, Alohashirt wrote:
>
> Just got my new Sam Hillborne, and I am in awe! There just aren't enough 
> superlatives in the English language to describe how agile, comfortable, 
> and commanding it feels to ride this masterpiece. I've been riding for more 
> than 40 years, and have not felt this level of joy since I rode my first 
> new bike-- the three-speed I got for my ninth birthday.
>
> Since then, there have been several beastly mountain bikes and plenty of 
> pricey Euro bikes to pass through my life. But nothing has made me smile 
> quite like Sam.
>
> The guys at Mt. Airy/College Park Bikes (Maryland) and the patient folks 
> at Riv really went out of their way to help me get the ride of my life. 
> Apologies if all this gushing is boring-- but I just had to post it for the 
> one group of people most likely to understand!
>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Philip Kim]

VO Sabot pedals.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 11:43:22 AM UTC-4, Surlyprof wrote:
>
> Just saw the photo.  They did a beautiful job.  Lovin' the Altus 
> derailleur on the Sam.  What pedals are those?  They almost look like thin 
> gripsters but with reflectors.
>
> John
>
> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 6:48:12 AM UTC-7, Alohashirt wrote:
>>
>> Had to attach a pic. A true classic never looks OLD or NEW. I put Sam in 
>> the same classic category as a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, a Gibson Les 
>> Paul, and a Rolex Submariner.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 8:53:34 AM UTC-4, Jon Dukeman in the 
>> foothills of Colorado wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sams have a way of making one Gush!

>>>  
>>> Jon 
>>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Surlyprof]

Just saw the photo.  They did a beautiful job.  Lovin' the Altus derailleur 
on the Sam.  What pedals are those?  They almost look like thin gripsters 
but with reflectors.

John

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 6:48:12 AM UTC-7, Alohashirt wrote:
>
> Had to attach a pic. A true classic never looks OLD or NEW. I put Sam in 
> the same classic category as a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, a Gibson Les 
> Paul, and a Rolex Submariner.
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 8:53:34 AM UTC-4, Jon Dukeman in the 
> foothills of Colorado wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Sams have a way of making one Gush!
>>>
>>  
>> Jon 
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Surlyprof]

Congratulations and welcome to the club of happy Hillborne owners!  I came 
up with excuses to go to the hardware twice yesterday.  4 mile round trip 
that I turned into 30 miles of riding.  

Enjoy!
John

PS: +1 on the second set of wheels.  Road wheels and trail wheels.  Sam can 
do it all.

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 12:52:16 PM UTC-7, Alohashirt wrote:
>
> Just got my new Sam Hillborne, and I am in awe! There just aren't enough 
> superlatives in the English language to describe how agile, comfortable, 
> and commanding it feels to ride this masterpiece. I've been riding for more 
> than 40 years, and have not felt this level of joy since I rode my first 
> new bike-- the three-speed I got for my ninth birthday.
>
> Since then, there have been several beastly mountain bikes and plenty of 
> pricey Euro bikes to pass through my life. But nothing has made me smile 
> quite like Sam.
>
> The guys at Mt. Airy/College Park Bikes (Maryland) and the patient folks 
> at Riv really went out of their way to help me get the ride of my life. 
> Apologies if all this gushing is boring-- but I just had to post it for the 
> one group of people most likely to understand!
>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Alohashirt]

Had to attach a pic. A true classic never looks OLD or NEW. I put Sam in 
the same classic category as a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, a Gibson Les 
Paul, and a Rolex Submariner.







On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 8:53:34 AM UTC-4, Jon Dukeman in the foothills 
of Colorado wrote:
>
>
>
> Sams have a way of making one Gush!
>>
>  
> Jon 
>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado]

Sams have a way of making one Gush!
>
 
Jon 

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Evan E.]

Congratulations on your new Sam. And welcome!

Evan

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[DS]

Pictures please!

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

Congratulations! I ride mine all over the place... road, trail, 1 miles or 
40 miles, with all kinds of handlebars (da Vinci splitters are wonderful). 
I've done S24Os and S48Os hauling 50 pounds (when I weighed almost 300 
pounds myself), I commute, I shop, I cruise along and just enjoy being out 
and about. It's really, really good for all of it. I've had one for 5 years 
(and two for 3 years) and still am not over how comfortable and pleasant ot 
ride the Hillborne is. It remains stunningly fun.

You should expect to enjoy it quite a bit for years.

Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 2:52:16 PM UTC-5, Alohashirt wrote:

> Just got my new Sam Hillborne, and I am in awe! There just aren't enough 
> superlatives in the English language to describe how agile, comfortable, 
> and commanding it feels to ride this masterpiece. I've been riding for more 
> than 40 years, and have not felt this level of joy since I rode my first 
> new bike-- the three-speed I got for my ninth birthday.
>
> Since then, there have been several beastly mountain bikes and plenty of 
> pricey Euro bikes to pass through my life. But nothing has made me smile 
> quite like Sam.
>
> The guys at Mt. Airy/College Park Bikes (Maryland) and the patient folks 
> at Riv really went out of their way to help me get the ride of my life. 
> Apologies if all this gushing is boring-- but I just had to post it for the 
> one group of people most likely to understand!
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Steve Palincsar]

Have you considered a set of winter wheels?

On 07/20/2015 05:02 PM, murphyjrfk wrote:

Haha! I've had mine a month now. Have ridden it every single day now. I feel 
the exact way it's as good as it gets. I wish I could have 2 one for winter w 
studded tires and one for summer!

Enjoy.



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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Deacon Patrick]

Awesome! Amazing as this may sound, it keeps gets better from here!

With abandon,
Patrick

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 1:52:16 PM UTC-6, Alohashirt wrote:
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> Just got my new Sam Hillborne, and I am in awe! 
>

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[murphyjrfk]

Haha! I've had mine a month now. Have ridden it every single day now. I feel 
the exact way it's as good as it gets. I wish I could have 2 one for winter w 
studded tires and one for summer!

Enjoy.

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[RBW] Re: Sam Bliss, my first Riv

[Will]

Aloha,

It's marvelous isn't it? Design, aesthetics, and buiild quality reveal 
themselves... and it's all yours. :-)

Will

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 2:52:16 PM UTC-5, Alohashirt wrote:
>
> Just got my new Sam Hillborne, and I am in awe! There just aren't enough 
> superlatives in the English language to describe how agile, comfortable, 
> and commanding it feels to ride this masterpiece. I've been riding for more 
> than 40 years, and have not felt this level of joy since I rode my first 
> new bike-- the three-speed I got for my ninth birthday.
>
> Since then, there have been several beastly mountain bikes and plenty of 
> pricey Euro bikes to pass through my life. But nothing has made me smile 
> quite like Sam.
>
> The guys at Mt. Airy/College Park Bikes (Maryland) and the patient folks 
> at Riv really went out of their way to help me get the ride of my life. 
> Apologies if all this gushing is boring-- but I just had to post it for the 
> one group of people most likely to understand!
>

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