Originally Posted by
ht70
d2create - all i know is that if had a Riv and then took my significant other to get that bike, I'd be in BIG trouble.
just kidding - I have no knowledge of your vs. her usage. I'd prob get something used vs. the World Ave. Something w/ some lower/mid end Shimano or SRAM components.
Hey, I never said
I was buying it.
Separate finances = a happy marriage!
Basically she's just looking for something that is comparable to my Riv in terms of style of bike. In other words, an all-arounder... good for the street, paved trails, sidewalk, hard packed dirt, commuter style riding (but she won't actually be commuting). Right now she either has to take her Bianchi Milano which is slow and more geared towards neighborhood casual riding, or her cannondale synapse which is more for racing style... too twitchy, fast and limited. And she wants cheap cause she's not really IN to cycling like I am. Something like a Riv would honestly go to waste on her at this point.