Nice to see there will be one less 23mm fixie around brooklyn when I am riding out there! Have fun with the AHH, it is a sweet ride.
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's a beauty! You really went full Riv on that one - Moustache bars, > Grip Kings, a huge Saddle sack! > > Welcome to the club. > > -Pete in CT > > > On Sunday, July 1, 2012 9:23:48 PM UTC-4, Jimmy Hutch wrote: >> >> Hey, all, >> >> I've been reading RBW Owners Bunch for a couple of weeks and this is my >> first post. >> >> I took the plunge and ordered a Rivendell, it arrived a couple of weeks >> ago. A 54cm AHH with 650B wheels. >> >> A bicycle has been part of my commute for the past 10 years or so. I >> have several "typical commutes" that include various combinations of >> bicycle and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). My other commuting bikes are: >> >> - 1955 Phillips 3-speed; Round-trip from home to LIRR station, 1 >> mile each way. >> - Brompton - 1 mile ride to LIRR, 5 mile ride in NYC to office - >> reverse on the way home. >> - Bike Friday New World Tourist - I use this for 25 mile commute in >> the morning - 5 miles from office to LIRR in evening. >> - Merlin Agilis - Round-trip from LI to NYC 25 miles each way. >> (retired) >> - Rivendell A. Homer Hilsen - to replace the Merlin for the >> round-trip commute. >> >> After switching between the Merlin than the BF regularly I began to >> notice that the Merlin took more effort to ride than the BF - I suspect it >> was a combination of the aggressive riding position coupled with carrying a >> large backpack for 25 miles - it was brutal. I came to favor the BF over >> the Merlin for the long commute. So I started researching full-sized bike >> to replace the Merlin and came upon Rivendell - I decide to order one and >> give it a try. I'm amazed at how well the Rivendell rides, it is >> remarkably comfortable, it is fast, it is maneuverable - what is the >> reason? is it the fat tires? the use of steel and lugs? the geometry? the >> forks? I have no clue but if everyone had a bike that rides like my >> Rivendell, they would all ride a lot more often. >> >> Here is a pic from my maiden voyage taken somewhere in Brooklyn. >> >> https://picasaweb.google.com/**115956293745068682386/**July12012?authkey= >> **Gv1sRgCLO0i4yY7qyu3wE#**5760362540987289154<https://picasaweb.google.com/115956293745068682386/July12012?authkey=Gv1sRgCLO0i4yY7qyu3wE#5760362540987289154> >> >> >> BTW - Keven also talked me into the $20 poster (I wasn't exactly a hard >> sell) - It is pretty cool and an outrageous deal for real art. It shall be >> framed with 2 mats and hung in the dining room - go wife! >> >> -Jimmy >> >> -- > 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/-/QmqqxjlYIAMJ. > > 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. > -- 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-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.
