I count myself lucky to have seen but one Betty in the wild. (It's an event
for me to catch sight of any Rivendell out there!). That Betty was special
though. I'm a fan of the Cheviot too and the temptation to own one is
always there - just to have a mixte. Those Bettys though. . .:-)))
Best,
Packing a frame is relatively simple, a whole bike not so much. In either case
you'll easily find a bike shop who will sell you a box and pack it for you,
this seems to be big business at bike shops in the age of Ebay. While they're
working on that you can order labels from Bike Flights or
My guess is that a lot of Bettys went to women, and women seem to typically
have one bike that they use for a long time. I realize there are exceptions
and I don’t mean to speak for every woman cycler out there, but that is the
case with me. I’ve had a 55 cm Betty since late 2012 and I have
>
> Is there a big demand? I have been thinking of thinning my herd (25 total,
> 10 Rivs). I have a Betty Foy that I call Brass Betty because of the
> hammered brass Honjo fenders. 60 cm, 1x9, fillet brazed Bosco-Moose
> handlebars. I have a Riv custom on order and may have to buy a fillet
>
Geez. I would have offered them back to the sender before taking them to
Goodwill.
Then again, I would never take any bike to Goodwill, anyway.
Jim
On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 1:21 PM masmojo wrote:
> Reasons why more Betty Foys don't pop up.
> First, there probably never really that many to
Reasons why more Betty Foys don't pop up.
First, there probably never really that many to start with.
2) Being replaced by the Cheviot.
3) The introduction of the Clementine.
4) It was more or less targeted for women & sadly there's a much smaller number
of female cyclists.
5) Probably more than
It's not a mystery, a Betty is a Betty and there's only one Betty... as
a Cheviot is Cheviot etc. etc. They are each perfect just as they
are. The web , however one views it, isn't all-inclusive, not ALL or even
remotely so. For example, it's like looking in a printed newspaper at
