I came across this Long Low in the Riv Reader (I think #16)! Great story about how you wanted something that would be like your old Centurion. Count me in the group that says hold on to the Riv. There are surely better places to downsize than a bike that you will literally not ever be able to replace.
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 11:33:27 AM UTC-4, Beth H wrote: > > Fellow Riv-freaks: > > As my life and my bicycling style both evolve, some things have become > evident. Chief among them is that, of all my bikes, I tend to ride just two > the most: > > 1. My Surly Big Dummy (no matter what BQ says, I really like mine); and > 2. My 1999 Riv All-Rounder (an acquisiting from another Riv-freak several > years ago). > > The former is absolutely necessary for hauling my guitar and amp to gigs, > not to mention groceries. > The latter is my daily transportation. I had promised the previous owner > that I would "ride the crap out of it", and that is basically what I've > been doing since I set it up for city riding. > > I have two other bikes that I don't ride so much anymore. > One is the singlespeed mountain bike I've raced on for the last three > years, and since I'm fairly certain I won't be racing anymore (my knees > can't really handle singlespeed and I don't want to race anything else) the > former bike will probably go this year. > The latter is my 700c-wheeled LongLow, a bike I've had since 1999 and > which I ride less and less as my style and needs change. I am more > emotionally attached to this bike than practically so, and I'd like to hear > from other folks who have become fans of an all-26"-wheeled stable. When > did you do it and why? > > Beth in PDX > > http://www.reverbnation.com/bethhamon > http://beth-hamon.blogspot.com/ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/X0vGPiEZjqMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
