Three Rivbikes on a patio, enjoying the early springtime weather

[Jason Fuller]

This is the first time I've had my three Peterson-designed rigs together.  Pardon the state of the patio, I was actively procrastinating on cleaning the patio when I took these photos. The XO-1 is totally unnecessary at this point, but it's a fun bike on its own right. The Hillborne and Clem are absolutely perfected for my use, and in 30 years of being a bike nerd, I've never been this satisfied with my quiver. Oh, and I have two other bikes: a '71 Raleigh Twenty with tons of (subtle) upgrades that I use as a lockup bike, and a modern mountain bike that Grant would consider basically a motorcycle without a motor.

 

[Jason Fuller]

Here are the same photos as attachments, since I didn't realize you cannot click to enlarge and maybe that's something you wanted to do (but I take no offense if not!)

[Joe Bernard]

They're all cool. The XO-1 is "piece of history, excellent color" cool, plus it uses spindly tubes Grant wouldn't dare put on a production frame now.

[Ed Carolipio]

Just wanted to thank you for sharing, and taking the time to create attachments. I do enjoy the surprises I find when zooming in on pictures from the group - all the small touches people do with their bikes which them unique and personal.

--Ed C.

[Jason Fuller]

I really appreciate you saying so Ed, I was feeling a bit self-conscious about the vanity photos - not meant to show off as much as share my excitement :)

Joe, yes it's a pretty fun bike beyond the collector factor, though the Sam does everything it does 90% as well, plus does so much more than the XO can too. But, as you say, it's a neat point in history and therefore I'll have a hard time letting go of it!

[RichS]

Good looking trio of rides. Something old, something new. Fun and practical. You’ve got all your bases covered!

Best,
Rich in ATL

[S]

As Ed wrote, thanks for sharing. I don't see it as vain. In fact, looking at other people's bikes is my favorite part of this forum. I like all three of those bikes, but SH is my favorite.

[diekaiser]

These are all so, so nice! Are those the SunXCD rings on the Sam? How are they?

[Jason Fuller]

Cheers all!  The Sam is my fancy bike while the Clem is quite a budget build - almost everything was transferred over from my modestly upgraded vintage mtb commuter.  I would prefer to trade in the XO-1 for a knobby-tire Appaloosa build, but since that would be 4+ times the price I could fetch for the XO, that's not going to happen anytime too soon :D 

On Monday, 9 March 2020 16:38:16 UTC-7, diekaiser wrote:

These are all so, so nice! Are those the SunXCD rings on the Sam? How are they?

They are the Compass / Rene Herse cranks and rings - they are beautiful, light weight, and available in any size you could want.  On the other hand they are considerably more expensive than comparable stuff, and also with the very narrow Q factor I do hit my heels on the crank arm occasionally (on flat pedals of course) if wearing chunkier shoes/boots.   

[JohnS]

Looks like your a canti-man, nothing wrong with that!

Thanks for sharing, great looking bikes and I always get a kick out of how the dog gets itself into the picture.

JohnS