You've got drops and alba's... and it's a road bike so I'd go w/ M-Bars or Albastache's. What kind of tire clearance did the older Riv's have? Seems like you could possibly differentiate between your current two bikes and the Road Std by going wider or narrower than your other offerings. Drivetrain wise you've got fxd/free and derailleur covered... so you know what you like, either duplicate one or maybe try out an IGH, one of those 3 speed fixed hubs or something like that.
I've got a bunch of bikes in the garage but the notional three bike stable I think I'm driving (riding?) towards by function is; -Cadillac... (Saluki) - go to bike, gets the best of everything, has a couple different set ups from cockpits, racks and etc. hetres make it 'all-road' capable including most trails. Daily commuter primary but all around main bike. -Beater... (XO-3) - neighborhood short trips, singlespeed, lock up where-ever. Possibly equip with studded tires for winter weather commuting. -Wildcard... (rSOGN) - everything else, but exclusively as the fat tired, knobby trail bike. Swap for the Saluki wheels/hetres and it's a light weight allroad/rando. Of course this is highly notional, the rSOGN just arrived yesterday and the Saluki is in need of a new fork... good thing I've got the XO-3!!! Enjoy your lovely dilemma! One last thought, did you see the flat bar Rodeo from earlier this week?!? That was a pretty sweet looking bike, not sure I'd dedicate a frame for that purpose but it would be a fun build nonetheless... Tony -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
