Trust me Chris...they will ooh and ah and drool. On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 2:42:22 PM UTC-6 bliss...@gmail.com wrote:
> [image: 9D6220CE-91A4-417C-A32F-C15E89E590E3.jpeg][image: > 162ED306-6662-43A7-B015-DCF2A4A639A0.jpeg][image: > 7B6C6B90-EF9E-4D52-A4B1-B127DBF99DC6.jpeg][image: > 2A54E30D-5CBF-4AF0-978D-0D266EBD41A4.jpeg] > > > Funny to find this thread, as I’m down to two Rivendells (peak was 4), and > am torn about them. One is a blue Rambouillet. 54, Ultegra build with > fenders. Just a great bike! Not super light or fast, but a great all day > ride. Still has a 53/39 (everyone should move on to compacts these days if > the circumstance presents itself). Got it on EBay, had a large bad scratch > on the top tube which I filled badly with nail polish. I think the scratch > was the best thing that ever happened to the bike- since it wasn’t perfect, > I used it a lot for commuting, riding in bad weather, etc… > My other Riv is a Road Custom, serial# R72M. Again bought on EBay from > someone who had ordered it and never was able to ride due to health issues. > Can’t remember the date, early 2000’s? Think I paid $2100, including > Berthoud bags front and rear. First class build, with Phil Wood hubs and > bottom bracket, Suntour alpha-5000 7-speed drivetrain, funky Kelly Takeoff > shifter mounts (see pics), all Nitto stem/bars/seatpost/water bottle cages. > TA Cyclotouriste triple crank. Joe Bell paint job. Who fills in the braz-on > windows inside the chainstay?!! Came with a Berthoud rear rack and bag, > still available at 400 euros…. Sorry to gush on but it’s such a singular > build of the time, and once a year or two I get it out determined to sell > but then I look at it and can’t bring myself to do it. In my dreams I’m > retired, (soon). using this bike for fair-weather 8-hour group centuries, > with everyone oohing and ahhing. > > On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 12:52:42 AM UTC-5 Masa wrote: > >> Hi all, I would like to ask you how you would choose 2 Rivendells if you >> could own. >> >> Which models? What kind of purposes? What kind of weather? What kind of >> roads? Any definition is welcome. >> >> I'm currently riding a Platypus and I feel like I can ride it everywhere >> for any purpose as Riv says it's an All-rounder so I just would like to >> know how you would add one more Riv or how you are riding 2 Rivs already as >> a reference (possibly for my future 2nd Riv). >> >> I hope you enjoy the topic! >> >> Masa >> >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fbf5569-2338-4a93-9f12-40059f87381bn%40googlegroups.com.
