I'm going to be the contrarian here. My experience is that I tend to enjoy the "cheap and cheerful" bikes more than bikes that were more expensive with greater expectations. I look at my little bike fleet, and sometimes think I could sell off a good chunk of them and buy something "nicer," but in practice, this doesn't work for me. I've owned a handful of Rivs over the years, but my current favorite bike is a 40 year old Trek that I paid $200 for, set up as a simple fixed gear.
I'll also add that in my experience of flipping many bikes, Rivs don't hold their value better or worse than any other more mainstream frames; they're just more expensive to start with. Buying used is always the best way to avoid any tears here. Eric On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 11:44 AM max.c....@gmail.com <max.c.die...@gmail.com> wrote: > First: I realize I am asking this to an entirely biased group of people > and I'm okay with that! > > For years I have casually dreamed of owning an Atlantis. I commute 4 miles > each way by bike, ditched my car a few years ago, and love riding, but I do > it pretty casually. I'm not racing or doing endurance rides. I just like > riding my bike and I do it whenever I can. > > I don't need the nicest bike in the world and have been fairly satisfied > with my 1988 Schwinn Cimarron that I've made a fair approximation of a poor > man's rivendell (somewhat out of date pic below!). However, I've always had > the itch to upgrade. > > Recently, I received an unexpected influx of cash and want to spend it on > something fun. I'm wondering: how much will I noticeably appreciate the > difference an Atlantis would bring if I were to spend the money? I'm > especially interested in the input from those who have gone from the 80s > era rigid MTB with swept back bars that approximate a Riv (and Grant's > ethos from Bridgestone) to the real deal. Was it worth the money? Do you > think you could have gotten by on that 80s frame? > > > > Thanks in advance! > Max > > -- > 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/9e2437ca-95b6-4944-bd34-b94bea30d4b3n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9e2437ca-95b6-4944-bd34-b94bea30d4b3n%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/CAHFNW5DnMYk8cgJUF6QNbr2nsFRzZM61CyipD5Ue7uw-2Fh-Cw%40mail.gmail.com.
