Come to Riv

We're about 30 miles east of San Francisco, and just a six-minute amble or a three-minute bike ride through a supersafe business district from Walnut Creek BART. A little hard to find, behind the Hertz rental car place (up the hill to the left) that's near the corner of Pringle and N. Main, one block north of Ygnacio. 

tele 1-800 345-3918
other tele (925) 933-7304
fax (925) 933-7305
email mark {at} rivbike.com If he can't answer, he'll forward it to somebody who can.

Us in a nutshell
We're a small specialty bicycle business, a little out of step with the times. We sell lugged steel frames, leather saddles, wool clothing, and with few exceptions, gear geared toward the super enthusiastic non-competitor. That means we have really good, really neat stuff, but we don't stock 20-spoke wheels, 700x22 tires, 145g saddles, tight plastic clothing, aerodynamic sunglasses, or carbon fiber.

What we do have is beautiful and made to use hard and endure. Much of it is made in Japan, most of it is made just for us, and we sell almost nothing that's made in China. That's a fact, not a political statement. We buy from original manufacturers when possible, most of which have been in business for decades and scores. We have never searched out a cheap price, and our goods are affordable (to the extent that they are) because we buy direct and sell direct. It's the ol' "eliminate the middle man" game gone nuts.

 M-F 9:00am to 5:00pm.