Actually, Peter, I think we *do* have an authorized (at least nascent) Riv dealer in Bike Works NYC, on the Lower East Side. I know that Grant likes the place and, last time I was there, they had a Hillborne for sale. And their site says they're a Riv dealer.
Joe K On Jan 16, 9:51 am, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well I went whole hog and actually got the 56cm Bombadil, while the > standover clearance is a bit tight I do love the stretched out feeling, > which is mitigated by the bosco bars, so somewhat of the best of both > worlds. Bike fit is a strange thing where no one factor makes a bike "fit" > or not, it takes a whole combination of things. Makes me still wish we had > an authorized Riv dealer in the tri-state area, I think it would open up > alot of eyes. > > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Fit is everything - I have the exact opposite dimensions from Peter - > > short torso and gibbon-like limbs. I need to sit tall, but a too-long top > > tube forces me to lean farther than I want. Tall quill, short forward > > length and zero offset seatpost solve it for me. We're having a blast of > > cold and humid (high 30s and 95+% humidity - Texas winter), so I had my > > bike on a mag trainer last night. Happened to be beside a mirror and was > > looking at my fit. Was taking note of how comfortable it's tweaked, but it > > does look a bit strange. > > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:58:26 AM UTC-6, colinthehippie wrote: > > >> Peter, did you wind up ordering the Polyvalent? Please let me know if > >> you did, and how the ride is. > > >> On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:19:06 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: > > >>> So I have been riding the bombadil more this week and it is an awesome > >>> ride but it still just feels a bit tight on the top tube. I have short > >>> legs and a long torso so it is hard for me to find a bike with good > >>> lenght on the top tube without having zero standover. I was looking > >>> at the VO site though and I never even thought to look at their bikes > >>> since I usually just get parts from them. The Polyvalent MKII looks > >>> like the business with a nice long top tube and reasonable standover, > >>> bosses for lights, short horizontal drops, and a nice fork rake. I do > >>> hate that it is not lugged, which I dont know if I can get over or > >>> not. I would really love to go up to the 56cm Bombadil but since they > >>> are as rare as hens teeth it looks like I will have to shell out the > >>> 3k to get one which would be a year of saving at least. In the mean > >>> time the Polyvalent looks like a reasonable alternative as a stop gap. > >>> I was just wondering if anyone has owned or knows someone who has > >>> owned a Polyvalent who would know if it is a nice "Rivish" ride for a > >>> bigger (see fatter) guy. Thanks All. > > >>> Peter > > >> -- > > 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/-/XaMqJn4gcBoJ. > > > 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.
