Greetings Bunch
I'm bumping this sale again...
I've completed my move into a new old (house) and I must find a new home
for this spritely yet comfy roadish Protovelo.
Dropping price to $1200 including shipping (in co. US)
Please respond with any questions
thanks
Jason
I’m reposting this Protovelo for sale after happily not selling it last
year. It was a terrific performer this summer but I still would like to
sell it. I’m moving into a new place and majorly need to downsize plus my
riding is less and less roady.
57.5cm Protovelo road bike for sale:
[image: PV26.JPG]
This is a fun, light and nimble bike looking for a new home.
The frame is somewhat of an odd duck. I am not sure what exactly this frame
was a prototype for, although a current Riv employee suggested it could've
been geometry testing for the San Marcos with thinner tubing.
I purchased it from Kevin at Riv in about 2012. I was interested in buying
a Roadeo at the time and they posted this frameset and I purchased it
instead.
I believe that it has a Roadeo fork from Toyo in JP. It’s a slender,
nicely curved fork with cream dropouts and no mounting bosses mid-fork.
(the seat stays have typical Riv bosses, 2 at the dropouts and one mid-stay
and one by the seat cluster)
This frameset has Hilborne headtube lugs and a Homer bottom bracket shell.
Also, odd-duckishly, the front fork takes a medium-reach caliper and the
rear brake is a long-reach. I believe the frame was U.S. made. Also, I
believe the color is "RBW Blue".
The sizing was listed as 57.5cm and that’s the measurement for both the
seat tube and the top tube.
Rear spacing is 130mm.
My PBH is 84.5 and this bike was just a smidge big for me but never ever a
real issue. When I'm standing with feet firmly on the ground the top tube
is right up there but workable.
The reach on this bike is great compared to my too-long top tube
first-generation Hillborne which is 56/59.
I built this bike up as a go-fast road bike and while it served that
purpose very well, that’s not the type of riding I really do. I ride my
much heavier Hillborne more or my off-road singlespeed.
The wheels are very nice, built by Anthony King. - White Industries T11
polished 28h laced to IRD “Cadence” lightweight rims.. Rear is “VSR” or
offset. Both have wheelsmith spokes. (42 Wheelsmith XL14 2.0/1.5/2.0
Silver Spoke w/ Brass Nipples & 14 Wheelsmith DB14 2.0/1.7/2.0 Silver
Spoke w/ Silver Brass Nipples)
Tires are Jack Brown Greens with plenty of life left
Cream longboard fenders
SRAM Apex mini-group - Front and Rear Derailleurs as well as a SRAM
cassette (11-32 10spd) & chain and Apex “double tap” shifter/levers
Crankset - NOS (*when I installed it*) - 170mm Sugino AT with Specialities
TA “Syrius” 50/34 10 speed chainrings {122.5 UN52 bb)
Bars are Mark’s “Dream Bar” in heat treated 46cm by Nitto.
Stem is 9cm or 10cm Tech Deluxe...I'll check.
Wrapped in black Newbaums.
Headset is FSA that Riv uses.
Brakes - Rear Tektro R559, Front Tektro R538
Seatpost - Thomson “Elite” , black - no offset.
CLEARANCE: The bike is running JB greens with longboard fenders. I think
it would probably run Barlow Pass 38's without a problem, but I haven't
tested that. After doing some research by the numbers, I believethat Paul
Racers (not M's) would handle the difference of the long reach in the back
and med reach in the front and allow for a little more clearance ...but I
haven't personally tested that.
Issues: {pics attached for all this}
There are few small chips in the paint. , the most offensive being on the
downtube just below the water bottle cage. There is also a small one on
the top tube as well as a couple small ones on the inside of the non-drive
side chain stay and some rash along drive-side seat stay. Most of this was
received from being in my Thule car bike carrier and being rubbed my
friends bike next to it.
I've detailed these chips in the photo gallery
I'm in the Hudson Valley of Upstate New York but can easily meet in NYC
with the bike.
will discount slightly for a local sale.
Please know that when I say "I believe", I'm giving you my honest thought
process based on speaking to employees at RBW and being a good steward of
the bike for the past 6 or so years, but I can't confirm those statements
100% and I may be mistaken.
Many detailed photos can be seen at this link: Sorry for poor photography
quality
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ekHXDjsuhT2Kqoby7
Thank you, please let me know if you have questions
Jason
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