Rivs on RAGBRAI

[Robert F. Harrison]

I'm sure there were more somewhere but I saw only one Riv on RAGBRAI and it wasn't mine. It was a nice Ram being ridden well.

Up called out as he passed, mentioned my QB, got a knowing look and a wave and he was gone into the distance.

I didn' t bring my QB because of the cost of travel from Hawaii and because I wasn't up to 20000+ feet of climbing of on a single speed, though some seemed to be.

It most a great time, even if it was mostly brutally hot. Still I'm glad to be on my way home.

Aloha!

[Tony McG]

I saw Rivs everyday.  Most of them were Rams, but I also saw a Sam H., Long & Low, Road, and an Atlantis.  Every Riv rider that I spoke to had high praise for their bikes.

 

I was riding a Soma Double Cross, but I am looking forward to riding my Soma San Marcos next year.

[Ken Yokanovich]

I wore my Rivendell hat proudly, sported my Rivendell PA panniers, a basket, Noodle bar, leather seat, lugged stem, but alas... did not ride any of my Rivendells.  I packed in a hurry on a Saturday afternoon and left on Sunday morning.  No time to fit my Atlantis with lights.

My plan included wrappin up the week with a gravel century in central Iowa called the Guitar Ted Death Ride Invitational and this was the bike I wanted to ride.  This week of touring included many firsts for my, worthy of a full write-up. The bike was great, proved to be amazingly versatile, fabulously comfortable, and is a favorite on the gravel.  It wasn't designed with the purpose of touring, but managed okay, similar to the way that my custom All-Rounder handles the load.. a bit "noodley." The Atlantis will most certainly be the bike of choice for future touring adventures.

I don't have many photos, here's one of the bike loaded on my way north on Friday evening to connect up for the Saturday morning gravel adventure.

[kent]

I saw a couple of different Rams and an Atlantis which seemed to be
with one of the Rams. Oh... and the Bombadil that I was riding! I was
with the Air Force team and managed to keep up with the guys on 14lb
carbon fiber road bikes more consistently than either they or I
expected. I did get dropped when they really hammered up big hills or
for miles on end, but I was more than happy with the ride (and my
first century.)