Not amazing at all. It's clever marketing by the big boys…
________________________________ From: cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 7:12:16 PM Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Riv It's amazing how the "Riv Fit" works so well, yet is discounted out of hand by 95%+ of the cycling enthusiasts in N.A. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Ron Farnsworth <r2far...@yahoo.com> wrote: >I also was very reluctant to buy a frame 4cm bigger than anything else I had >been riding for the previous 20 years. Went from a 57 cm Merlin to a 61cm >Homer and will never look back. I'm now realizing how much a difference >comfort and versatility mean to my cycling future. It was a leap, and >admittedly a different style of riding, but one that I'm glad I made. My >original concern about standover height has long since faded. I don't buy into >everything Riv, but I'd recommend everyone take a closer look at what they >represent. > >--- On Tue, 1/12/10, Ethan <ethan.bickf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>From: Ethan <ethan.bickf...@gmail.com> >>Subject: [RBW] Re: East Coast Riv >>>>To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >>Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 11:22 AM >> >> >> >>I'd be happy to as well. But I'm in Massachusetts. Which means there >>is relatively easy access to a few Rivs at Harris Cyclery. That being >>said I have a Riv I'd be happy to show off. >> >>66CM Atlantis >> >>Ethan Bickford >> >> >>On Jan 12, 8:32 am, Michael Rivers <mriver...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Seth Vidal coined a new term: ECWLARBW in another post which stands >>>>> for East Coast With Limited Access to Rivendell Bicycle Works. I >>> bought my first Riv last year and was frustrated by the inability in >>> seeing a Riv bike before ordering. The folks at Riv were incredibly >>>>> helpful, but it was still hard to spend alot on a bike over the >>> internet that was 3-4cm different than any previous bike. I would be >>> happy to meet someone who wanted to see a >> bike, and I bet there are >>> others on the east coast who would be interested as well. Who knows, >>> we may even get a Riv bike ride together like our more fortunate >>> (weather wise) west coast brethren! >>>>> >>> Current Riv >>> 60cm Ram >>> 60cm QB >>> >>> Michael Rivers >>> Washington, DC >> >>-- >>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-bu...@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. >> >> >> > >-- >> >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-bu...@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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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-bu...@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.--
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