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. If you're coming by, call for directions. If you find Hertz or the bakery outlet and can't find us, ask one of them.

tele 1-800 345-3918
other tele (925) 933-7304
fax (925) 933-7305
email john@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, 70022 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.

We're about 30 miles east of San Francisco, and a five-minute walk from Walnut Creek BART. Just north of Ygnacio, across from the Jag dealership and behind the bakery outlet.

Hours
M-F 9:00am to 5:00pm. Saturdays 10 to 4.