Orange Sam in the House

[True Golden]

After about 16 or 17 years I have another Riv.

It's an almost perfect low miles Sam from 2018 I think.

It's the model with caliper brakes.

It was too tall for previous owner and he barely used it.

Mustache bars came on it and I switched to North Road style bars plus changed derailers and few other things.

Well, basically I changed everything but calipers and headset.

Its definitely putting a smile on my face!

Paul in Dallas 

[True Golden]

[Jason Fuller]

Beautiful frame and build!  

[eddietheflay]

Orange Sams and Rams quintessential Rivs.

[Roberta]

Beautiful!  This is my favorite Riv orange.  The others are a close 2nd.

How do you like the grips?  I have albatross bar (it looks similar enough to your bar) on my Joe Appaloosa and was mildly thinking about changing the grips.

[True Golden]

Thanks everyone. 

Roberta  

I like those grips pretty well.

I wish they had more cushion.

I like these a bit better:

Asti Natural Cork Foam Bicycle Grips

I just ordered these to try in orange.

Paul in Dallas

OneUp Components Lock-On Grips.

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[Mark Roland]

Very nice, Paul, as usual. How would you compare the ride of this Sam to your various vintage mountain bike builds that you've set up in a similar fashion over the years?

On Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:34:35 PM UTC-4, Paul in Dallas wrote:

[True Golden]

Thanks Mark.

I've had quite a few vintage mt bikes set up 'Riv' style particularly in the cockpit with 'upright' bars,

quality fatter tires and practical gearing making for comfortable and fun bikes to ride on a modest budget.

Also, I've had several nice vintage touring bikes come through the bike stable also set up similarly.

(Have two now.)

For my personal riding I give a slight edge to the touring bikes over the made over mt bikes as I tend to be a tad faster on them for some reason, perhaps the lighter tubing on their frames.

The old tourers do have have more limits on tire sizes.

The 'faster' aspect is very relative as I've grown old and much slower

(Actually was never very fast)

Quantifying these things is not my strong suit.

Mind you,  my previous and only other Riv was a custom road I bought from Grant all the way back in 1999 and owned about 4 or 5 years so it's been 16 or 17 years since last owning a Riv.

(Regretted selling it but that was during my phase of trying for lighter and faster bikes.)

Now with my new to me Riv...

I can tell a difference.

Only 28 miles on it since picking it up Tuesday morning but it just feels so comfortable, stable

and seems to want to just go.

Perhaps responsive to my input is one way to put it.

Its definitely putting a wide grin on my face!

Another plus is when stopping for a break I get to admire the overall beauty of it and the many cool small details.

To sum up, I'm loving it more each ride. It does have a quality I've really not quantified very well putting it at a few notches above my other bikes.

I'll continue to mull it over as I continue riding it with a big smile.

Paul in Dallas 

[Je Mar]

Really nice, Paul...a beauty.

[Joel]

Very nice, enjoy.  

On Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:34:35 PM UTC-4, Paul in Dallas wrote:

[True Golden]

Was joined for a ride at our local Dallas White Rock Lake by a good friend, he on his  Homer H and me on my recently acquired Orange Sam H.

Great fun!

Then we reconvened two hours later and built up his 1985 Stumpjumper frame.

Good day for bikes and biking!

[Andy Beichler]

That is a beauty. Congratulations. 

On Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:34:35 PM UTC-4, Paul in Dallas wrote:

[True Golden]

Thanks Andy.

I think my Sam is from a 2018 batch.

How does one verify?

Mine has the caliper brakes.

I am sure enjoying it and about to make a few more cockpit changes.

Paul in Dallas 

[Nathan Mattia]

Just got mine ready for Back to School

[Joel Stern]

Great color.  What is it? 

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[Nathan Mattia]

Orange.  The filter throws it off a bit.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 10:04:26 PM UTC-5, Joel wrote:

Great color.  What is it? 

On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 10:43 PM Nathan Mattia <nathan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just got mine ready for Back to School

On Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 9:06:12 AM UTC-5, Paul in Dallas wrote:

Thanks Andy.

I think my Sam is from a 2018 batch.

How does one verify?

Mine has the caliper brakes.

I am sure enjoying it and about to make a few more cockpit changes.

Paul in Dallas 

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