So I ended up riding the 50 miler on my Hillborne. It performed admirably and didn't hold me back. I was a little slower climbing than most (I don't find it to be a great climbing bike) but more than compensated for it on the descents, where I was faster than anyone else out there without making an effort to do so. (I'm also 200lbs and is a large reason for it this as well). Super comfortable w/ 35mm tires!
I never did see any other Riv's. The only steel bikes I saw were a couple old Schwinn's, a Paramount, and an old Lemond. I'll say I was definitely out-of-place among a sea of black carbon/aluminum road bikes with brand decals stuck to each tube. I didn't care--I actually chuckled to myself everytime I passed someone on my SH, which they must've viewed as an "old tank," Lots of comments/compliments though, including: - "Whoa, that's a Hillborne--sweet Riv!" - "That's a really nice looking bike" - "Great bike." - "Interesting bike with the extra top tube. In what year was it made?" Good fun! Cheers, Austin -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
