Just a datapoint: When I received my Rivendell Road in mid-1999 (just in time for Paris-Brest-Paris), it was one of the first with the "new" (Grant P.-designed lugs) and one of the earlier bikes with custom features. In fact, I was surprised by the change in lug style, as I rather liked the first generation lugs.
I recall that when I placed my order while visiting Grant's family in late 1997, custom features officially were not part of the picture, but Grant was going to make an exception for my bike. So basically, the early lugsets (Richard Sachs-designed) roughly coincide with the "standard" models, where you could choose size, short vs. normal top tube length and a few extras like a third bottle cage and low-rider bosses, plus the color from the standard Rivendell palette. My wife has one of those early bikes, Waterford-built. Mine was a Joe Starck-built machine. The Heron became available when the Rivendell went custom and more expensive, around that time. The Heron then became the Waterford-built production frame, with even fewer options than the early Rivendells. After Heron was sold to Todd Kuzma, Rivendell introduced the Rambouillet and Atlantis to take the place of the Herons. There was a hiatus of 1-2 years when Rivendell didn't sell production/standard models. So my recollection is: 1994 Rivendell Standard introduced as one of a few models 1997 (?) Rivendell LongLow introduced for standard-reach brakes. I remember riding the prototype at Grant's 1999 (?) Rivendells went custom, Heron introduced around then. 200x Heron sold to Todd Kuzma 200x Rambouillet introduced. For more accurate dates, check the Rivendell Reader. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 140 Lakeside Ave #C Seattle WA 98122 http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
