Six years ago I went to Riv HQ and rode a Betty Foy for half the day. It was one of the best experiences I've had at a bike shop. I guess I was hanging around so long and riding every size of the Betty Foy that I met Grant and he said I should get the larger size. I didn't want to leave. I never bought a Betty Foy. I bought a custom Riv mixte instead. But I remember what a smooth enjoyable ride that Betty was. I was smiling while I rode around Walnut Creek. I was a Riv convert before I rode Betty, but afterward I became a devotee.
On Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:58:58 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: > > I've read many loving tributes to Sams, Hilsens, Hunqapillars and other > Riv bikes over the last few years, but there is precious little writing out > there about the joys of owning and riding a Betty Foy. I'm familiar with > Lovely Bicycle's faint praise, and I've read and re-read the posts (and > seen the videos) from the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike, but I've always > found it odd that there isn't a lot out there about the history of the > Betty Foy, the fun people have had in the saddle, or musings about what the > Foy has meant to the lucky woman (or man) who owns one. Even Rivendell's > site is scant when it comes to copy about the Foy, saying only that you can > do equally well on a Betty Foy what you can do on a Sam. That's the > equivalent of saying "Yeah, so's your sister." > > And now that Betty Foy (and her brother Yves) are nearing the end of their > model lives, I fear that I'll never learn all there is to learn, or read > all there is to read about this bike that I've come to love so much. Unless > I write it myself, of course... > > Feeling thinky on a Saturday night, > Cecily > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
