Thanks Rich, I love all these bikes. Just did a lovely ride on the Sonoma Coast today, Monte Rio to Cazadero, over Ft Ross Road and down Meyer’s Grade to Highway 1. Awesome weather!
I meant to mention, I had a Quickbeam but gave it to Crazy Bradford down in Petaluma, who loves it. My knees are no longer suitable for fixed gear or single speed. Best, Max Beach Santa Rosa CA On Friday, November 11, 2022 at 9:37:42 AM UTC-8 RichS wrote: > Very inspiring to see the variety of Rivs those of you currently > own or have owned. Max, you have a stellar collection of bikes! > > I'm a Golden Ager in terms of longevity but less so with Rivendell; since > 2011 if I recall. Wish it had been sooner. I wouldn't have bought lesser > bikes. All part of the learning curve I guess. Cyclofiend, Ecolvelo and > Lovely Bicycle brought me into the Riv loop with reviews of the Sam > Hillborne. The Sam wasn't my first Riv - that was an Atlantis - but it > quickly led to a Sage Green Sam. The expression "you can't have one > Rivendell" certainly proved true. Some others followed: Clem H, Roadeo and > a Taiwan built Homer. > > The Sam has been a keeper though with no plans to leave the stable! > > Best, > Rich in ATL > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 10:33 AM reynoldslugs <be...@perrylaw.net> wrote: > >> Definitely a Golden Ager. Late 90’s, I discovered Rivendell, spent some >> time with Grant, and picked up a Heron; got back into riding after a ten or >> fifteen year hiatus. I’ve continue to ride each of my Rivendells - Custom, >> Legolas, Rambouillet, Roadeo, Atlantis, Heron (now a 650), maybe a few >> others. >> >> Many are here: >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/albums >> >> Great thread. Thanks! >> >> Max Beach >> Santa Rosa CA >> On Friday, November 11, 2022 at 6:52:34 AM UTC-8 Ted Durant wrote: >> >>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 6:55:34 PM UTC-5 Philip Williamson >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Which era do you identify with the most, or like the best? >>>> >>> >>> I'm not sure how I missed this thread! The Bridgestone XO-1 is where it >>> began for me, and I happily teamed up with Grant to help Rivendell get >>> started and then Rona Components, Willow, and Heron. I've had a Rivendell >>> ATB (Waterford, early on), Riv Road (Joe built), a few Herons, a Quickbeam, >>> a Bleriot, and a Cheviot. And my wife has a Glorius. I definitely associate >>> more with the earlier designs, and the original prototype Heron Road and >>> Riv Road are still here. I've evolved more along the lines of Jan Heine, >>> preferring classic road bike designs and riding position, with big tires. I >>> never warmed up to the Cheviot though I tried a slew of handlebars. I sold >>> the ATB and the Bleriot here a couple of years ago. The type of riding I do >>> is largely dictated by where I live, with lots of dairyland roads that are >>> mostly well paved. I don't have mountains or many gravel roads within 100 >>> miles. There are some mountain bike trails in the vicinity, but I'm not >>> willing to drive an hour each way to go for a bike ride - I'd rather spend >>> those 2 hours riding! >>> >>> Ted Durant >>> Milwaukee, WI USA >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/LnhrINnn7_8/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e2a5ddd8-625e-4bf3-a01d-141843d4033en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e2a5ddd8-625e-4bf3-a01d-141843d4033en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/946df87f-3e4b-461a-b333-47cc93399766n%40googlegroups.com.
