A guys was checking out my Atlantis one day & commented he hadn't seen
an Atlantis in many years. His age suggested he'd been around bikes
for a while. Perhaps Riv isn't the first one to use the name
Atlantis? Or in the dim mists of time there was a manufacturer by
that name? Most likely the gu
On Jun 28, 8:28 am, James Warren wrote:
> Nice ride story. The part about the guy thinking the bike is from the 60's
> leaves me thinking the following: Did bikes from the 60's have:
>
> upward sloping toptubes with 6 degree angles?
Not readily apparent to a casual observer.
> multiple rack b
> > multiple rack braze-ons, especially the midfork and midstay ones?
>
> Yes.
Certainly on the (none to common) Constructeurs. Some other models, I
am sure had them as well. Multiple rack braze ons were, however not
all that common, even on some bikes popular for touring.
On Jun 28, 3:29 pm, ju
Sorry I didn't see get to see you and your Sam. I haven't seen any
Rivs here in Utah yet, but I know they're out there.
I've frequently been told that my Riv is in great shape for such an
old bike. I used to explain that it's only about five years old and
then I'd launch into the whole story. Thei
So this guy may have been more savvy than I thought. Always kinda
wondered about that "2".
dougP
On Jun 28, 1:44 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM, doug peterson wrote:
> > A guys was checking out my Atlantis one day & commented he hadn't seen
> > an Atlantis in many year
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM, doug peterson wrote:
> A guys was checking out my Atlantis one day & commented he hadn't seen
> an Atlantis in many years. His age suggested he'd been around bikes
> for a while. Perhaps Riv isn't the first one to use the name
> Atlantis? Or in the dim mists of
on 6/28/10 1:29 PM, doug peterson at dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
> A guys was checking out my Atlantis one day & commented he hadn't seen
> an Atlantis in many years. His age suggested he'd been around bikes
> for a while. Perhaps Riv isn't the first one to use the name
> Atlantis? Or in the dim m
on 6/28/10 1:29 PM, juarez at juarez@gmail.com wrote:
> While I understand that a Riv owner might experience some
> consternation that their expensive bike might be mistaken for a less
> expensive older model, I don't think one can really fault a casual
> observer. After all, Rivendells do loo
on 6/28/10 6:11 PM, doug peterson at dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
> So this guy may have been more savvy than I thought. Always kinda
> wondered about that "2".
Dunno... I don't think there were ever a lot of the original Atlantii
around. Maybe he was thrown off by the not-quite-celeste color scheme
I get a similar reaction when people ask, about one of my Rivs, the commuter
with hammered Honjos, "How *old* is that bike!!??" and I reply, "Hmm,
lessee, 2003?"
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:43 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 6/28/10 1:29 PM, juarez at juarez@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > While I understand
juarez wrote, in part:
...While I understand that a Riv owner might experience some
consternation that their expensive bike might be mistaken for a less
expensive older model, I don't think one can really fault a casual
observer. After all, Rivendells do look like older bikes in many ways
-- it's h
: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: Ride Report Cache Valley Utah
So this guy may have been more savvy than I thought. Always kinda
wondered about that "2".
dougP
On Jun 28, 1:44 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM, doug peterson wrote:
> > A guys was chec
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