Best bike design for getting old

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Originally Posted by Ken Robb

And the Riv site has links to years of "Blahgs" and other articles about riding comfortably. One of Grant's favorite things is a threaded fork with a stem that is easily adjusted with an Allen wrench. I have had a few long-ish rides where I decided to raise my bars later in the day because y nec k was hurting.

Don't overlook quill stems for this reason, plus I find 25.4 or 26.0 bars noticeably more complaint than 31.8 bars. I don't have a Rivendell but if I were looking for a long term bike I'd strongly consider one -- the frames look classic but a little upslope on the toptubes is nice too for getting the bars up.