There are 4 that I know of in Paducah, KY. One is my Hillborne, the other a Hilsen, another Hillborne and a Bleriot.
On Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:56:30 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > I see various threads on here about Rivendell's representation in various > parts of the country. We seem to have a better than average showing of Riv > here in the Twin Cities. > > Back in late 2004 or early 2005 when I bought my first Riv, an Atlantis, I > thought it was pretty unique. Soon after I started riding it, though, I met > lots of Riv riders by pure happenstance. First was a guy who called himself > "Single Speed Steve" on a Quickbeam - we flagged each other down on West > River Road. Some short time later on the light-rail, I saw a guy with a > really beat up Atlantis that had been, apparently, repaired (by Curt > Goodrich I later learned) at least once, which was obvious with the > rattlecanned repair areas. I freaked the guy out, I think, when I started > talking to him about his bike. We later became friends, but I don't think > he has the Atlantis anymore. After awhile, seeing different Rivs in the > wild lost its novelty, because it became at least a weekly occurrence. Now > I walk to a nearby food co-op, and frequently see a green 2TT Hillborne and > a QB parked there at the same time, in addition to some other bikes that > clearly have Riv-inspired style. A coffee shop I ride past daily has an > orange Sam parked outside (I know the bike personally, and it's original > owner sometimes appears on this list). Of course, in my day job, I > encounter lots of Rivendells. The Twin Cities, despite having snow and ice > on the ground 11.5 months/year, is quite a bicycle haven, and for whatever > reason, Riv has a strong showing among the more common bicycle brands. > -- 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/-/65sDwhFYH0kJ. 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.
