I want to toss in a non-snarky comment to, not so much contradict but to supplement Fai Mao's and Jim's comments on versatile bikes. I have a '99 custom gofast 571 wheel Riv fixed gear that Grant built at my insistence without fender or rack brazeons, rd hangar, dt shifter brazeons or cable housing guides. It has clearance for 571 X 28s with fenders, no more -- but I don't want fenders on it. It is a wonderful bike: sub 18 lb in a 57 with no stupid light parts and exhibits the wonderful fit and handling of other Rivs. I would not swap this one out for a more versatile bike, but then most of my riding is short, hard (ish) fixed gear riding. I do have a very similar Curt custom that has fenders, rack and lighting but otherwise fits and feels identical.
Back to ideal bikes: for me, the steel track bike is a kind of beau ideal (bo ideeyall') -- I still covet, somewhat, my brother's 1968 Paramount track bike, which my brother just said, must be a custom because it has road bike clearances and handles almost like my Rivs. On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Fai Mao <i.am.fai....@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, I think what makes a Riv a Riv is that they are bikes for adults who > ride like adults. My Sam Hillborne is for some someone who doesn't race, > doesn't pretend to be a racer and isn't concerned about impressing the Cat-1 > wannabes. They are bikes for people who actually ride a bike because they > like riding not who ride bkes to be seen riding or to go faster than > everybody else. That said, I bet a lot of the people who ride Rivs can > regularaly out run riders on carbon fibre bikes. I know I do! > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Well this is the "Riv Owners Group" what better place to be snarky? >> I say Snark on.. we aren't that thin skinned. >> >> Kelly >> >> Fai Mao wrote: >> > I struggled to post on this thread. But I can't say what I want to say >> > without it sounding snarky towards people that ride other types of bikes >> > and >> > I don't mean to denigrate them. So I'll just say: I wish Douglas Brooks >> > would post here. I miss him from the old I-Bob list >> > >> > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:42 AM, CycloFiend >> > <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: >> > >> > > on 1/9/11 8:37 AM, JimD at rasterd...@comcast.net wrote: >> > > > I like looking at the 'staff bikes' on the Riv site. >> > > > Grant's bikes have a fair number of 'things' on em. >> > > > Mark Abele's bikes tend to be spare. >> > > > There's no one way. >> > > > We do and ride what we like and what works. >> > > >> > > From "Tips for Happy Riding" - the version which I'd scanned from a >> > > 2006 >> > > catalog: >> > > >> > > "If you buy a stock bike, do something to it that makes it the only >> > > one >> > > exactly like it in the world." >> > > >> > > http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/happyriding.html >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Jim Edgar >> > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net >> > > >> > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com >> > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes >> > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes >> > > >> > > Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com >> > > >> > > >> > > "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I >> > > follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." >> > > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" >> > > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups >> > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to >> > > rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > >> > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Fai Mao >> > The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Fai Mao > The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
