Dave, That is a beautiful bike to my eyes, too, with thoughtfully selected parts. I enjoyed viewing the photos. Best wishes in your effort to find it a new home. Erl
On Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 8:20:45 AM UTC-4, Dave Hallerman wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm the original owner of this 56.5cm (c-c) Rivendell Road Standard. My > problem here, so to speak, is that I tend to baby beautiful objects (please > look at the photos). And to my eyes, this is one lovely bicycle -- which is > why I've put only 254 miles on it since Joe Bell repainted it a few years > ago and I rebuilt it with a selection of my best parts. Pristine condition, > better than almost any other "used" bike you might buy. > > I prefer to sell the whole bicycle, but would consider selling just the > frame and fork. There are several pros and cons of my selling -- that is, > your buying -- the whole bike vs. just the frame and fork. Here are the key > pros/cons: > *Pro Whole Bike:* It's a shame to disassemble a well-put together > bicycle. I'm an excellent bicycle mechanic, but painstaking, so it takes me > quite some time to get it just right. > *Con Whole Bike:* At their super-light level of usage, these parts are > worth far more than the $1200 difference in price. > *Pro Frame & Fork:* Much easier to ship, and I get to keep all those > great parts (I know their real value). > *Con Frame & Fork:* I give up things like cold-forged Shimano Deore XT > cranks; Shimano XTR 952 rear derailleur, super-excellent; Campy Chorus > alloy shifters, rare and lovely; and a logo-free silver Chris King headset, > also rare and lovely. > > *Price, whole bike (no pedals) = $2600*, plus shipping in CONUS and > packing costs [will be packed by an excellent bike shop] > *Price, frame and fork = $1400*, plus shipping in CONUS > > Check or postal money order is fine. > PayPal is good if you cover the fee. > Any questions, please ask. > And more photos available, too. > > Dave, who notes that this idiosyncratic gearing goes from a high of 113 > gear inches to a low of 20 gear inches with all the stops in-between which > gives a cyclist a very useful range for nearly all uphills and downhills > and all the landscape in-between plus these cranks are easily reconfigured > as compact doubles since the granny spacers come off > +++ > Hudson Valley, NY > > *Below:* > * Detailed specifications, frame and parts > * Backstory on why I'm selling > * Photographs > > *FRAME SPECS:* > Seat tube (c-c) = 56.5cm > Seat tube (c-t) = 58.0cm > Top tube (c-c) = 57.5cm > Head tube angle = 73.5 degrees > Seat tube angle = 72.5 degrees > Wheelbase = 100.5cm > Standover height = 81.2cm > Head tube = 15.5cm > Chainstay length = 42.5cm > Braze-ons = pump peg, chain peg, down tube shifter bosses, rear fender > eyelets & chainstay bridge boss, fron fender eyelets, rear rack dropout > eyelets and seat stay bosses > Materials = Reynolds 753 tubing, silver-brazed, Richard Sachs-designed lugs > > *PARTS SPECS:* > Note that almost all these parts are near-new, with only 254 miles, > totally dry miles, on them. > Wheels = Shimano Ultegra (6600) hubs, Mavic Open Pro rims, Wheelsmith > double-butted spokes > Tires = Grand Bois Cerf, 700x26 (only 50 miles on tires) > Shifters = Campagnolo Chorus Ergo, alloy, 9-speed > Cranks = Shimano Deore XT (730), 110/74 BCD, 170mm > Chainrings = Race Face 46/34/24 (silver) > Rear derailleur = Shimano XTR (952) > Front derailleur = Shimano XTR (900), 1-1/8 inch clamp > Cassette = Shimano Deore XT (770), 11x32 nine-speed > Brakes = Shimano Dura-Ace (7700), w/upgraded Kool-Stop dual-compound pads > Headset = Chris King 2-Nut, silver, no logo > Stem = Nitto Dynamic, 11cm > Handlebar = Ritchey Ergonomic, silver, 42cm > Handlebar tape = Brooks leather > Seatpost = Suntour Superbe, 27.2 (not as new as other parts) > Saddle = Selle Italia X2, black > Note #1 = I use the Jtek Engineering ShiftMate to get perfect index > shifting with the combination of a Campy shifter and a Shimano drivetrain. > This offers several benefits, which I would be glad to discuss separately. > Note #2 = pedals NOT included > > *BACKSTORY:* > I bought this Rivendell Road Standard during Riv's first year, 1995, so > this frame was manufactured by Waterford, using silver-brazing, Richard > Sachs designed lugs, and Reynolds 753 tubing. The two main things different > about this frame, compared to others of that era, are semi-vertical > dropouts (not horizontal) and a 20mm head tube extension, which makes it > easier to get the handlebars where you want them. One thing about this > frame that was true of all Riv Road Standards is its lower-than-normal > bottom bracket, which contributes to at least two key factors: (1) lower > center of gravity, which gives it greater stability; (2) lower standover > height than the nomimal frame size would indicate, which is why it fits me > super-well, even though my "standard" size frame is a 56cm square. So, > after not riding this Riv Road all that much, only about 1,000 miles over > 15 years, I thought I'd get Joe Bell to repaint it to encourage me to ride > it more. That was a few years ago, and since the repaint and rebuild with > new parts, I've put only 254 miles on this bike. Absurd. Time for a new > home. > > *PHOTO LINKS:* > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_full_03.jpg > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_front_02.jpg > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_shifter_01.jpg > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_rear_01.jpg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
