Originally Posted by
BadBoy10
The Rivendell could not be my daily beautiful as she is: I really question are they used as work horses are are they used by university professors feeding into the intelligencia elite. Is it a fad? Is it because Grant worked at Bridgestone and now thumbs his nose at the roadie crowd and says screw pencil thin tires and lycra attire? Confession: I thoroughly enjoy the romanticism Grant has brought to biking with the Rivendell brand. I love his musing on a-tross handlebars, upright seating, 38 tires, pine tar soap and on and on. I get it.
I have a biking buddy with *two* Sam Hillbornes. He commutes 20 miles a day on roads and gravel paths. The bikes are plenty tough.
You can't really say anything about them if you haven't ridden one, sorry. They are plenty tough - my buddy's has double top tubes, as far as toughness goes. All bikes are pretty on bike websites.
Originally Posted by
Hangtownmatt
It was the ride that sold me!
Matt
Exactly.