Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread PeterG
Beauty! Love the colors... -- 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 t

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread hsmitham
Beautiful color and a great score! Now ya just need a honey B-17. Enjoy, Hugh Sunland, CA On Monday, April 15, 2013 10:32:53 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > What a find! Enjoy it. > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Tim Gavin > > > wrote: > >> I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I di

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread PATRICK MOORE
What a find! Enjoy it. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Tim Gavin wrote: > I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple > years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I > never imagined I could own one of these beautiful--and expensive--machi

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread Jim Mather
Congrats! It would be hard to do better than that for your first Riv! happy trails jim m wc ca On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Tim Gavin wrote: > I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple > years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread Bruce Herbitter
Lovely bike and great paint scheme. Enjoy the miles. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Peter Morgano wrote: > Score! Beautiful bike and a great story. I love a good CL find. > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Tim Gavin < > tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > >> I bought a '97 Rivendell

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread WETH
Beautiful bike. Congratulations and happy cycling. -- 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

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner -- this time, with pictures!

2013-04-15 Thread Peter Morgano
Score! Beautiful bike and a great story. I love a good CL find. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Tim Gavin wrote: > I bought a '97 Rivendell Road last week. I discovered Rivendell a couple > years ago, and though I identified with Grant and his Rivendell ethos, I > never imagined I could own o

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner

2013-03-29 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Thanks -- interesting. My two remaining customs define bicycle quality -- the later one turned 10 years old this month. And over the years I experience again and again how surprising the Rivs fit and feel, when I get back on them after riding other bikes for a while, even nice bikes. The Rivs just

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner

2013-03-29 Thread Deacon Patrick
"impromptu detours" YES! That sums up my love of my Hunqapillar beautifully. I can always turn off on unexplored roads and trails, and when they get to narrow, park and run. Shere freedom and delight. With abandon, Patrick On Friday, March 29, 2013 2:08:10 PM UTC-6, john muhl wrote: > > On Thu

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner

2013-03-29 Thread john muhl
On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:40:22 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > Welcome to the club; the products are addictive. > > Beside its good looks, please describe what you like about the Atlantis. > I guess it's mostly the same stuff as others like about other Rivs; comfort, ride quality, versatil

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner

2013-03-28 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Welcome to the club; the products are addictive. Beside its good looks, please describe what you like about the Atlantis. On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:30 PM, john muhl wrote: > I've been lurking here for awhile and decided to say hello. > > I got my Atlantis back in September; it was my very fir

Re: [RBW] New Riv owner

2013-03-28 Thread cyclotourist
Yowzer those are both beautiful bikes. Hopefully perfect for your intentions (seems like it so far!). Welcome to the world of gears and brakes! Enjoy the read! On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:30 AM, john muhl wrote: > I've been lurking here for awhile and decided to say hello. > > I got my Atlantis

[RBW] New Riv owner

2013-03-28 Thread john muhl
I've been lurking here for awhile and decided to say hello. I got my Atlantis back in September; it was my very first new bike, the first one younger than me and first in about a decade to have brakes and derailers. Keven and Grant were great to work with; very patient with my questions and ver