Originally Posted by
gomango
Very few will ever ride one in Minnesota.
I can only think of one shop here that would potentially stock this bike. They would likely stock a built Soma or VO at a lower price point though.
It simply won't make it on to the sales floors of our two dozen plus shops.
Too much competition and this one doesn't offer nearly enough to cut it in the market.
I doubt they intend to wholesale it. There are only a few shops in the country who are allowed to retail Riv's.
For the record, the photos of any of their bikes on the website really do not do them justice. There are some closeups of the finish on the Clem and Clemintine at their
Flickr group.
Marc