Greetings Mark! I'll second Jim W's recommendation of the Atlantis. I have one and can't imagine I'll ever part with it. In fact, when I was in the selection process leading up to the Atlantis, my primary criterion was "the only bike I'll ever need." That said, I really enjoy riding my wife's (too small for me) Betty Foy. It's a delightful bike and, with the step-through frame, it (and the "more manly" Yves Gomez) would make an excellent bike for the later years.
Good Luck! lyle On 15 February 2013 16:14, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The decision needs to take into account how much loaded touring or offroad > riding you would like to do on the bike. If you're not sure and want a bike > that can do anything, get the Atlantis if the $2300 price for Frame/Fork > isn't too steep. That bike in your size should have 1 top tube. > > The Hillborne would be a slightly more economical form of the something > similar, a bit less tire clearance, extra TT that you don't want, frame > designed around fewer sizes so maybe not as glove-like in fit, but $1000 > less. > > I myself was not a double top-tube fan, but now that I've been riding a > bike with one, it seems totally normal. > > -Jim W. > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 2:19 PM, marktain...@gmail.com wrote: > > New member to the group here. Just retired last spring after teaching for > 38 yrs and am thinking that I deserve a new bike to ride during my > retirement. Seeing Keven's proto-Appaloosa on the Riv website, I noticed > the quote that the Appaloosa was a "bike to grow old with". Since the > Appaloosa isn't yet available, any recommendations for which other Riv > would be a "bike to grow old with". (My kids already think I'm old, but > nevermind!) I like the price of the Sam, but can't get used to the double > top tube. Last time I checked, my PBH was 86.5 cm. > Thoughts? Anyone have a Riv for sale that could work for me? > Thanks, > Mark Taintor > Chanhassen, MN > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > James Warren > jimcwar...@earthlink.net > > - 700x33 > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
