Ride Your Rivendell: White Pine Trail, Grand Rapids, MI

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

<<<<<<<<<<A FELLOWSHIP OF RIVENDELLS ON THE WHITE PINE TRAIL>>>>>>>>>>>>

First, a caveat: This ride is not affiliated with Rivendell Bicycle Works; we are a group of Rivendell owners who want to ride our bikes together. Organizers are not liable for bodily injury or damage to your bike. If you are comfortable riding at your own risk, then:

Join us on the famous White Pine Trail near Grand Rapids, Michigan for a ride through Michigan’s fall foliage. The date is quickly approaching; here are the details so you can make plans to attend.

When: October 15th, 10 am

Where: Dwight Lydell Park in Comstock Park

What: a 32 mile ride, round trip. Ride to Cedar Springs with lunch in Rockford on our way back.

If you choose to make a weekend of it, there are many National and state campgrounds within an hour of the park. If weather does not cooperate, this ride is rescheduled for Oct 29th. 

This is our 2nd Rivendell Ride of 2022; the first was in Kalamazoo, MI on the KalHaven Trail. I hope to see familiar faces and new in Grand Rapids on Saturday. 

[Conway Bennett]

Is there a contact list going into tomorrow?  My number is 239.877.4119, and I intend to depart Chicagoland ~5 AM tomorrow.  See y'all tomorrow!

[Leah Peterson]

I sent you a PM…

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On Oct 14, 2022, at 6:27 PM, Conway Bennett <captaincon...@gmail.com> wrote:

Is there a contact list going into tomorrow?  My number is 239.877.4119, and I intend to depart Chicagoland ~5 AM tomorrow.  See y'all tomorrow!

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[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

I hope to see a lot of you and your lovely Rivbikes tomorrow. And if there would just be one RivSister in the bunch I would be so happy. 

But, if not, I’ll represent. 

Leah

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

We had a fantastic ride today, in peak color and with awesome people. More on that later. But for now: 

[Joe Bernard]

Looks cold! But pretty and fun!! But cold!!! 

[Rusty Click]

Looks cold!  Still sorry to have missed it.

Beautiful colors popping on the trees.

Rusty 

Pgh, PA

[upyou...@yahoo.com]

Most excellent!!!

[Leah Peterson]

Hi Friends,

It was a cold and lovely Saturday for our 2nd Riv Ride. Seven riders were in attendance with a variety of Rivendells. Class. So much class. We just oozed class all over the White Pine Trail and we weren’t apologetic. Riding your Rivendell is treat enough, but riding in a fellowship of Rivendells is superior even to that. In fact, that’s what I’m going to call these events from now on. A Fellowship of Rivendells: Insert Meeting Place Here. 

The Lone Wolf (Mark Irwin) and I arrived before 10, and wondered if we might be the only two riders. We shrugged and said, “Well, if it’s just us that will be just fine.” The Lone Wolf has been plagued with my presence ever since April and he has reached a place of acceptance. Acceptance of my chattering on about the water and the trees and my failure to ever know which direction we are going. He brought his 10-year-old Sam this time, and I brought my raspberry Platypus.

Moments later we had the good fortune to spot a vehicle bearing a bike entering the lot. It was Rob, who came from Milford, MI and brought his ‘98 Rivendell Custom. Rob’s bike was the oldest Rivendell present that day. It is a lovely blue-green that really defies classification and draws the eye. The lugs are very different from the ones on modern Rivs. He has tens of thousands of miles on it.

An Atlantis bearing a burly rider dressed in neon yellow and purple sunglasses rolled up next. T.J. only lives 3 miles from the meeting spot and decided he’d just throw on a pair of shorts (shorts! I was freezing in my wool base layer  and 2nd layer of clothing) and ride on over. T.J. is a character with a big personality and good sense of humor. He calls out encouraging things to the riders we pass by, and can whistle These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things wicked good. He and his wife ride matching Atlanti, and the backstory, well, you must hear it. An Atlantis in his wife’s size went for sale locally. He contacted the seller immediately, who said T.J. was 3rd in line. A total bummer. The phone rang, and it was Ben, telling T.J., “There’s an Atlantis in your wife’s size and I’m 2nd in line for it!” The phone rang again, this time it was Josh, who said, “There was an Atlantis for sale locally and I got there first and I just bought it on your behalf for your wife. But geez, I had to pay an extra $200 because there were 3 people wanting it!” 

Then came Ben, the very one mentioned in the previous paragraph, who pulled a Frank Jones, Sr. out of his pickup truck. Ben brings sustenance wherever he goes and is willing to share; he has a penchant for high-quality, whole foods and, well, a pipe…the contents of which I shall not name and did not share. He has a collection of Rivs and Bridgestones, and we will probably never see the same bike twice.

Josh came next, bringing an Atlantis in a custom metallic green color. Josh owns a local bike shop that he fortuitously opened in 2020. He has done many rides over the years with Ben and T.J. and is the Josh responsible for scoring T.J.’s wife an Atlantis at an inflated price! He graciously led most of the ride and chose our brewery for the after party. He’s a born and raised Grand Rapids guy and wise in the ways of West Michigan custom. When the last segment of salty, doughy pretzel lay on the plate at our table Josh said, “Everyone wants that last bite but no one will take it because we are in West Michigan. If you want anyone to take that piece, cut it in two.” And sure enough. 

Finally, Conway arrived. He came from “Chicagoland” which is, I think, what you say when you’re from the area but not the city proper. He brought his Hunq, which likely felt light as a feather because almost always, he’s got a 3 year old and 1.5 year old lashed to it. But, he managed to break away from fatherly duties for today’s ride and it was very good to put a face with a name I’ve seen on this List for years. 

I’ll include an additional post with the video I made for those of you who like to view videos. I hope to see more of you next year when we kick off spring with a Fellowship of Rivendells Ride.

Leah

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Most excellent!!!

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Unfortunately, that video is too long to post. If you would like to see it, you can email me for it or view it on Instagram or the Riv FB fan pages. Sorry!

[Richard Rose]

I simply LOVE that you all had the wisdom to call this a “Fellowship”! I WILL be there next time. Sounds like you need another Hobbit.:)

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[Roberta]

Beautiful. Love the colors of the riders, the bikes and the background. I’m going to head to IG for the video. 

[Scott Luly]

Approved! Lovely fall colors...and good fellowship. The good life...

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