Hey Christian, I live near Miami Gardens/Miramar area, but currently I'm in
Tampa for an internship this summer. What kind of Rivendell are you looking
for and what size?
Also, I booked the flight and hotel in San Francisco as well as an
appointment at Riv HQ to go and try some bikes out lol. I
Also thanks Edwin for the story! Hope I enjoy the ride quality and am able
to buy used or get a good price to buy new anywhere within the year for
sure. I've also never spent that much on a bike, but I definitely want
something that'll last, look good, and feel right. This whole looking for a
n
This map might help you find others in the list near
you: https://sites.google.com/view/mapofrivendellriders/home
Good luck!
Max
On Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 3:45:08 PM UTC-4 Christian Santa wrote:
> Hi Anthony,
> Where do you live? I'm also looking into purchasing a Rivendell in the
> near futu
Hi Anthony,
Where do you live? I'm also looking into purchasing a Rivendell in the near
future. I live in West Palm Beach FL, I ride a 1978 Raleigh Professional
road bike all around the city and beach (Ocean Drive).
If any members live near the area let me know I can also meet between the
Miam
Your strategy is good (since it was very similar to mine in 2010): read a
good bit about it, think about which bike you might get, go to Riv HQ (many
reasons to be in Northern California at some point, right?) and try some
out. You will enjoy the Rivendell ride quality (or your money back, haha)
Do they usually have most models for test-riding there?
Riv Headquarters is several bays in an industrial park, big roll-up garage
space. One of the bays is the "showroom". There are usually about 20-25
built up demo bikes there. Those demo bikes usually represent what is
available right now
I've been riding a large Raleigh Cadent 1 which is a hybrid I bought in
2021. I attached a sizing chart!
[image: Sizing]
Honestly, I started looking at flights to San Francisco and am leaning
towards taking a week vacation before the school year starts back up to go
try out some Rivendells. Do
What kind of bikes have you been riding previously?
The reason I ask is that at 86CM PBH, you are probably "between" the 54 and
57.
If you walked into most shops, they would probably to put you on the
smaller bike for all the reasons we fear most shops.
If you showed up in Walnut Creek and anyo
What Bill Lindsay said. It would have been nice to find a local Rivendell
owner, but I couldn't, and I'm not plugged into the local bike community
enough to find one. In any case, I just got my first Rivendell, a Platypus,
and it wasn't the one I had originally thought I wanted (an Appaloosa).
I should’ve stated in the original post, my bad. I’m thinking that a 54 cm
Roadini would be a good fit since I’m 5’11 and have a PBH of 86 cm. Please
let me know if I’m wrong though!
On Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 8:32:27 AM UTC-4 mathiass...@gmail.com wrote:
> Regarding the test rides: you should
Thank you for the advice Bill!
I’m mostly just waiting to graduate university before getting the bike, but
I definitely see your point in purchasing if I get the opportunity. I was
thinking of making an LF/WTB/ISO post on here and some other forums with
Rivendell owners around the time that I
Regarding the test rides: you should state your desired frame size and/or
your PBH.
On Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 3:25:21 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> Finding a local Rivendell owner is a good idea, and you should definitely
> try to pursue that. In 2024 it can be tricky to execute a Riven
Finding a local Rivendell owner is a good idea, and you should definitely
try to pursue that. In 2024 it can be tricky to execute a Rivendell
Acquisition Plan a year in advance. If it's a year down the road because
you are saving up the money then my advice is to plan on being patient
twice.
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