If the number starts with 95, you probably have one of the earlier (or earliest) Rivendells sold.
I believe that the early (Waterford) Rivendells all used 753 tubing with 531 forks. The 753 tubing used was very heavy, much heavier than the standard 753 of other (racing) frames of the period. This would seem to negate the point of using the more expensive (heat treated) tubing (753 is stronger, thus can be used in thinner, lighter tubes), but that was how it was done. The Reynolds frame stickers are in French, not English... I have a very early 57cm All Rounder, serial # K95xxx, which would be Oct. 95. It was a prototype. (The All Rounder was introduced after the Road.) It has the classic Mavic crank, triplized, "Winkel Wheels," Sun Tour XC rear derailleur, Kelly Take-Offs, Sun Tour Superbe non-aero brake levers, all standard Riv. spec. for the period. Color is Riv Burnt Orange, slightly darker than Waterford Burnt Orange, with a grey head tube. No seat tube decal (other than the Gallic Reynolds sticker). The Burnt Orange color was frequently used, I think, both for later XO-1s and early All-Rounders. Allan On Jan 27, 2:23 pm, Jon Muellner <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Riv Road with the serial number: C or G (or something > similar) then 95015. There are also initials EJ. > > From what I gather, this was a Joe Starck-built custom from 1995 and > was the 15th frame that year, but I don't understand the first letter > or symbol and the "EJ". Any ideas? > > It's Reynolds 753 with 531 forks (there are two). I bought it for my > wife; it's too small for her and am not sure my daughter is ready for > it (not the bike I want her to chain up at the middle school), so I > may end up selling it to get them something that fits them...I wish it > fit me. > > Thanks for any input! > > Jon > [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
