I’ve seen Babs’ bike in person and it really is a lovely Sam. And what a deal! That’s less than a complete Clem. Heck, it’s less than a Sam or Homer frame alone!
Best, Reed SF, CA On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 11:45 AM Babs <bnern...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot to mention that I'm living in Palo Alto, California, so if you want > me to ship it, you'll have to pay the cost of packing and bike flights. > > > On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:42:41 AM UTC-7, Babs wrote: >> >> Hello Riv-ers! >> >> >> I'm selling a lovely blue 2016 55cm Sam Hillborne because of...grad >> school. The number 1 reason I’m selling is that I need the money, and >> second, it’s probably slightly too big. Since I bought it I’ve built up my >> own randonneuring bike, which fits me much better, so I don't reallllly >> need the Sam...sigh. >> >> Photos here! >> <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m5wqz35a5nsn89s/AAB6LQQNxsnASLApjr5qTjuGa?dl=0> >> >> I bought it in June 2017 from the original owner who had barely ridden it >> - it looked brand new. Everything functions perfectly, there are just some >> scratches/paint chips (which I’ve sealed with clear nail polish). There’s >> also a purely cosmetic manufacturing defect on the cable guide near the >> back of the top tube (pictured). I have taken it on dirt singletrack and >> used it for hauling around town, as my philosophy was to ride & enjoy it. >> The paint chips could easily be fixed with paint from Rivendell. I’m asking >> $1300 - much less than I paid, because of this. Please let me know if this >> is unreasonable :)) >> >> The spec is the exact same as the choco bar sam >> <https://www.rivbike.com/products/sam-hillborne-complete-choco-bar> on >> the rivendell website except for the grips. I found the cork grips too >> slippery for off-road riding, so I put on some black locking Odi grips. As >> a mountain biker, I like the look, but if you want the cork ones, they're >> $26 from Rivendell's site >> <https://www.rivbike.com/products/mieshas-portuguese-tree-cork-grips-pair-normal> >> (one of them cracked when I removed them). >> >> Comes with one water bottle cage, and another if I find it :) Also >> includes saddle & pedals! >> >> Happy riding, >> >> Barbara >> >> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
