Aloha Mick! My Rivendell QB is a lovely bike and with Nitto racks, mudflaps on the fenders that match the Honey Brooks Special B17 saddle it's an eye catcher. And no, I fee absolutely no discomfort riding it around. I love the comments it gets and have had some great conversations at coffee shops and such where I've stopped.
Having said that, I won't ride it anytime I have to lock it up outside for more than a few minutes. Generally this isn't a problem as at work we have a locked cage area where I feel safe leaving it. But if I have to go downtown for meetings and my bike will be left outside locked to a public rack for hours, I'll ride something else. I have four bikes right now, 2 on the pricier side (my QB and a Bike Friday folder) and 2 much less expensive ones (1 geared, 1 single speed). In short, I love being seen in public with my Riv QB. I hate having it being seen in public without me. :-) Bob On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Mick <makoep...@mac.com> wrote: > I'm very interested in buying a Sam Hillborne. I think it's a > fantastically constructed bike and aesthetically a work of art. I like > the idea of having a quality piece of machinery, that fits well, and > that could ridden for many years to come. While I can afford to drop > $2,000 (or so) on a bike, I've never owned one that costly before. I > was wondering if this owner's group could let me know if they've ever > felt uncomfortable riding an "expensive" bike or one as beautiful as > the Sam Hillborne. Is it the same as sporting around in a Porsche or > let's say a vintage Alfa Romeo? (I'm not sure I could ever do either > of these things). > > Generally speaking I like to keep a low profile. I was wondering if > that will be possible riding a Sam Hillborne. Do those riding > Rivendell's get approached often by people looking to appreciate their > bike? And is this a positive experience? Do you ever feel self- > conscious about riding such a flash bike? > > What about locking the bike and leaving it? Do you feel comfortable > doing so? Or is it so obviously expensive and sought after that you > wouldn't think of leaving it out of eye sight? > > Thanks for providing any insight you may have. I'd hate to buy a bike > that I loved, but didn't feel comfortable being seen in public with. > I'm hoping that you Rivendell riders might be able to put my mind to > rest. > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- Robert Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com statrixblog.statrix.com--
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