And for the record, I agree with the sentiment it makes sense to keep the Riv unless you have a real period restore in mind or something like that.
On Jan 8, 6:54 pm, "PATRICK MOORE" <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:03 PM, colin p. cummings > <colinthehip...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > Contemplating selling my two Rivs and wondering, if I did, what would > > be a good replacement? Think used, older, lugged, similar geometries, > > touring. Thanks for the help. Stuff for sale to follow soon. > > > Colin Cummings > > Why? Definite, concrete dislikes or, at least, recognized and defined areas > of insufficiency, or just a vague itch for change? My 3 Rivs have been > custom, so I was spared dislikes a priori, but whenever I think to myself, > "Shit, man! You don't need a $XXXX.00 bicycle! You're completely happy on a > $200 Motobecane with new, $200 Phil French bb!" I take another ride on one > of the Rivs and begin once again inwardly to sing praises of Grant for his > wonderful bikes. > > Put it this way: if you had a 198X Trek X20 or a 197X Motobecane Grand XXX, > would you be thinking hard about a Rambouillet or Homer or whatever the > current floor model is? > > It is hard to be a Riv, IME. > > Patrick "love the one you're with" Moore --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
