What debate? The obvious answer is both. The L'Avecaise is not a bike packing
bike. It's a cyclotouring bike at most. The Riv model it most resembles would
be a Roadeo. If you want a real touring bike or a bike packing bike, the Lyon
is not necessarily that. But if you want a light flexible ro
I have owned a 56 cm Atlantis and I currently own a Jeff Lyon L'avecaise. I
loved the Atlantis and primarily used it as a mountain bike. If I were forced
to own only one bike I would have to pick the Atlantis for it's versatility.
That being said I absolutely love my L'avecaise, and will never
A Riv and an L'Avecaise will be significantly contrasting frames. L'Avecaise
having the flexible tubing that can give such a nice feel. The trail numbers
also contrast massively.
If you want an American handcrafted, low trail, randonneur style bicycle, the
Jeff Lyon option clearly is most suit
The little devil on my shoulder awoke when I saw that Jeff Lyon wants to
move some L'Avecaise frames out with fork and headset (customer gets to
pick the single, solid paint color). I'd been thinking Riv for years, but
never justified pulling the trigger (I'm pretty happy with my stable, but
I'
