I have a Hilsen and a Betty... I think the Betty will be the one that grows old with me because 1) the step-through is easier than kicking the leg over at age 80+... and 2) I will probably shrink as I age, and the Hilsen may be too big then. I vote for Foy/Gomez too.
On Friday, February 15, 2013 2:49:57 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > Most of the retirees I know have more bikes than I do, so this is the > wrong place to ask that question!!! ;-) > > > But a bike to keep riding even when elderly would be a step through frame. > So Foy/Gomez. > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 2:19 PM, <markt...@gmail.com <javascript:>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> 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. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby > can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* > -- 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.
