i've had a lot of rivs over the past year - sam, chev, hunq, joe appaloosa, soma san marcos. for me it was about fit i always seemed to fall right in between. so i sold everything and got a custom. while i was waiting for the custom, i ordered the appaloosa and figured if it doesn't work i can just resell it (probably like many on here). my plan was to ride the appaloosa until the custom came so I pre-ordered one. well living on the east cost and going through a riv dealer i ended up getting the appaloosa right around the same time as i got my custom. i only sold my appaloosa as i'm taking the next step with my partner and need to save funds for all the expenses that come along with it. of course, the appaloosa being a "production" frame was on the chopping block rather than my newly built custom.
i will say fit and ride-wise i liked the Appaloosa best. once i get situated i plan on buying one if i can make the budget work. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 7:45:22 PM UTC-4, Singlespeed Johnny wrote: > > i accidentally hijacked a for sale thread asking this and am sorry for > that. > buuut, i've noticed a lot of appaloosa's up for sale (including the one > that i sold) and am wondering what's going on. sure, there's a lot of other > rivs for sale here to, but given that the joe is such a new model it seems > like the time produced (<2yrs) to number up for sale seems high. > i personally didn't care for the long wheelbase and the bike overall felt > really sluggish to me. the mega long wheelbase coupled with a 2.1" max tire > just didn't fit my style of riding. when i stood up to pedal and put power > down, the bike didn't wanna go any more forward than me sitting and > spinning which i am not used to. overall, i'm glad i got to experience > owning a riv and wouldn't rule another one out in the future but would def > stick to an atlantis or hunq. > why did you guys sell or are currently trying to sell yours? -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
