Daniel: When I bought my Atlantis in 2003, I had never seen a Rivendell, let alone ridden one. However, the bike got an excellent review from John Schubert in Adventure Cycling's magazine. The jist of the article was that if you wanted a well thought, perfectly serviceable touring bike that was available with decent components, this was it. The first time I saw a Rivendell was when the big box arrived on my porch & I unpacked my Atlantis. In less than an hour I was on the road, and recall thinking "this is what a bike should feel like." 14 years later I still feel the same way.
BTW, Rivendell does an excellent job on the parts selection. They've got the experience to know what works together & what doesn't, saving you tons of headaches. I would just go with the flow & enjoy the ride. dougP On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 2:08:54 PM UTC-7, Daniel D. wrote: > > I hopped right on the Roadini. Since it's a pre-order with a wait, a > tinge of worry has creeped in. I've never bought a bike before taking a > spin on it let alone not being able to touch it or a pre-order. Will I > like it, will parts selection be a pain in the butt, what if it rides like > my drop bar touring bike, look at that shiny titanium thing over > there....blah blah blah > > Should've grabbed that $1600 minty choco-bar orange Sam...nah I wanted > something roadieish > -- 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.
