I have the best news! First, I confess that since we knew there would be a Fancy Cheviot last year, I have been sending emails to Rivendell. Prior to that, I had been checking in, begging for the Anniversary Mixte to be made, but it was not to be. Grant said that instead, there would be a “fancified Cheviot.” This Nu-Chev appears to be what he meant, and it does resemble the sketch we saw on the Blahg.
Things went from bad to worse for the business over the next several months (we know because we all read the blog posts) and it was looking like this model may not even happen. I checked in from time to time about the bike but no promises could be made. Best content yourself with your Clem, I told myself, possibly have your mixte made using the custom option. These past 3 months I wrote a lot of emails asking questions of poor Will and Vince because I knew their factory time slot was approaching, and I wanted to get in line for a custom mixte with Riv/Nobilette if Rivendell did not place their Cheviot order. No real time estimate can be given until the purchase order is placed. Further complicating things, the bike wasn’t quite ready - there were some design details to work out. Until a purchase order is made, you can’t assume the bike is going to be made...ever. The custom option was in my back pocket, but I really didn’t want to spend the extra money - and also, Rivendell makes more money on a production bike. But today...May 13th is a great day, my friends. Will wrote to say that - this morning - he placed his purchase order for the 2020 Fancy Cheviots!!! (I got Will’s blessing to say this here.) Let’s just let that sink in.................................................................... Ok, have we all composed ourselves? Are we wearing our clothes? No one has soiled him/herself? Have we managed to remain upright? Ok, good, moving right along... Will figures Nu-Chevs (his word) will be here late October/early November. So, with luck, we’ll burn off our Thanksgiving turkey on the backs of our Cheviots. If not that, they’ll be wrapped in bows under our Christmas trees. But we’ll hope for November. Now, here’s what I’m hoping. I’m hoping we clean them out of their Nu-Cheviot stock. This is because 1. I feel like (true or not) I pressured them into making the order and 2. Rivendell took a gamble placing a big bike order in the current economic climate. They need to sell these bikes. So, if you are a man who has been considering setting aside your objections to mixte frames, you should order this Cheviot. If you are someone with stimulus money burning a hole in your pocketses (I hope you get that reference), you should order your very own shiny Nu-Cheviot. If you are one of my #RivSisters, well, just look at this bike - It’s been made just for you. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I’ve yet to hear a #RivSister say she has anything but heart eyes for these Nu-Cheviots. Those split rear stays, those sexy swoops, those voluminous 700c wheels - these bikes are different than any other Riv model currently offered and this is a club I want to be in. Save me a 55, I told Will. Does anyone else know for certain they’ll sign up for the pre-order when it hits the website? The future is bright and it looks like a mixte! 🤩😉 Leah -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/50d6d1cc-1419-476d-b9f2-d4916ed665fe%40googlegroups.com.
