Sweet. Thanks for the great back story. Congratulations and good deal! On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 8:19:49 PM UTC-5, Michael / SF wrote: > > Buyer checking in! Yes, the plan is to add more chips to the frame but > ultimately cake it all in dirt. Will is a friend, and I told him I’ll think > of him every time I see the paint chip. We laughed about it. > > I asked Grant to compare the design to any Rivendell, past or present. He > chose the Hunqapillar, except with a level-ish top tube and lighter tubing. > He told me he spent tons of time and energy designing the frame, poring > over all the details and repeatedly, with an ear-to-ear grin, paused to > remind me that "this is a really, *really* - *really* - good frame.” > > He went on to praise Mark Nobilette and Joe Bell for being masters of > their craft, and hinted at the “small run” MUSA frames coming later this > year (sorry, didn’t get specifics). I could tell he is excited that Riv can > generate hopefully-lucrative business for small custom shops like Nobilette > and Bell, who he believes deserve to rake in the big bucks, but don’t. Not > even close. > > Assorted things: > > - Yes, this was “Vaughn’s out of spec custom”, but it deserves to be > called “The Flyweight Hillibike Custom.” > - This is exactly how I’d spec a Riv custom. In other words, “please > mix the Susie/Wolbis - a hillibike for lightweights like me - with a > Hunqapillar. Keep classic Riv details like shorter chainstays, fancy > custom > lugs, level-ish top tube, and soothing green paint. Design for Bullmoose > or > Albatross bars, cantis, and tire clearance up to 2.35. Plan for mountain > biking and camping overnighters. Use the lightest tubing you feel > comfortable with, but I can’t promise I won’t load it up.” > - No, I wouldn’t spec the fancy dyno dropout tabs, nor would I spec > the triple bottle cage mount. In reality, all this amounts to is a single > extra bottle mount. I’ll make use of it one day! > - I measure 1 PBH less than Vaughn and weigh a couple pounds more. All > angles and measurements jived. > - My beloved 48cm/26” Hunq is slightly small for me. I’ve considered > commissioning a MUSA 51cm/650b Hunq, but Rivendell won’t tweak stock frame > tubing without entering $4000 custom territory. Alas, nothing happened > until this custom popped up out of nowhere. Perfect! > - From the website: “*A custom takes your weight and riding style > into consideration, but a stock frame comes in one tube weight > only---which > is just fine if you're in the normal weight range (for normal people, > not > for pro- cyclers). If you're super stout for your height, maybe you DO > need > a custom. If you're really light for your height, there again, we can > build > your custom with tubes lighter than those we'd put on the equivalent A. > Homer Hilsen, Atlantis, or whatever.*” > - Yes, the frame was expensive, but Rivendell is a local business I > love to support, especially in this wild chapter in San Francisco Bay Area > history. My tax return really helped out and, again, they sold the frame > at > cost. > - You’ll be pleased to hear that Joe Bell provided touch up paint for > the frame. > > > Grant was visibly jazzed about the frame, so much so that I jokingly made > him say goodbye to it before leaving the warehouse, but I promised I'd > bring it back next time I ride Shell Ridge. > > Note that multiple people on this thread, many of my cycling friends, me, > and at least one past Rivendell employee all want to ride a frame exactly > like The Flyweight Hillibike Custom. The demand is out there. With that > said, no regrets - I’m happy with the purchase. > > I’ll post build photos when I get ‘em. Cheers! > > Michael > SF / CA > > On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 3:08:40 PM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> I hope the buyer rode it in the dirt and put a couple more scratches on >> it and thinks we're a bunch of idiots who need to get off the internet! > >
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