Hi Mark, Here's the list of Rivendell's I have either owned or had a chance to ride - Sam 51, Appaloosa 46 & 51, Clem 45, Atlantis 50 and Homer 47.5
Boots is on the Appaloosa/Atlantis/Clem end of the spectrum. The ride feels relatively more 'stable' (likely because the small size fits me better than other Riv's I've tried/owned). It is hard for me to put other subtle differences into words :) Ash On Friday, 21 June 2019 03:26:48 UTC-7, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > Hi Ash. Thanks for the mini review. How does it compare to other Rivs? > Have you had a chance to ride a Clem? Clemsters are quite upright friendly! > > I spoke with a Riv spokesperson and I thought he said presale in > September. But now it's starting to sound like possibly sooner, and maybe > the actual bikes will be shipping at that time? Although it could take the > better part of the summer to test the lighter bikes, so maybe that target > date was...on target. Who knows, but I am preparing by selling some stuff > to build up the bike fund account. > > > > On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:25:32 PM UTC-4, Ash wrote: >> >> I had a chance to ride the small Boots when I visited the world HQ last >> weekend. The bike was real fun. The design is natural evolution of Riv >> philosophy. I'm 100% on board. Except for out and out road biking, I >> think this bike can serve almost any other needs I can imagine. Touring, >> commuting, dirt, snow, haul stuff from Costco, around the town utility >> mobile, kid trailer hauler, take a kid on rack mounter seat, fire roads, >> crank a generator dynamo for emergency electricity,... >> >> During my test/joy ride at one point there were kids on the trail. I got >> off the trail and continue to peddle on the grass area. The surface >> beneath grass was uneven. Very bumpy! But Boots would just float. It >> was so much fun for next 10 mins I was going around on the grass field. >> >> It is also the most upright friendly Riv IMO (this another big plus for >> me). CAN'T WAIT!! >> >> >> On Thursday, 20 June 2019 14:38:43 UTC-7, Abcyclehank wrote: >>> >>> Today’s Riv email stated that they are awaiting the arrival of the >>> Susies (lighter sub 165lb rider) version of Gus. Once tested the the >>> presale will occur. It was earlier stated that the selected builder can >>> complete 1.5 fillet frames a day. A large variable will be the number of >>> bikes ordered by individuals, dealers, and RBW itself. >>> Super excited but equally patient. Just glad Riv and their special >>> builds are still rolling out after 25 years. >>> >>> Ryan Hankinson >> >> -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7e468aa5-2f00-4a32-b487-20d07be89732%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
