...forgot a subtle difference - the new custom has hand carved lugs. Mark gave me a set of Roadeo lugs and I marked them up for Nobilette to work some magic on.
Corwin On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 11:56:40 AM UTC-7 Corwin Zechar wrote: > Hi Ryan - > > Pictures you say? I have no pictures of the new custom yet. But I do have > a few pictures of the original. If you don't look too closely, you can see > my new custom in these pictures. Coincidentally, the new custom will be the > same color as the original. Mark Nobilette originally sent a threaded fork > (a fork for threadless headset was spec'ed), and the fork got painted > before anyone realized the error. Instead of getting cranky about the > faux-pas, I seized an opportunity for a back-up fork. Mark and I agreed to > split the cost of a new fork. So, when the time came to specify the color > for Joe Bell, I pulled out the threaded fork (still it's box after 13 > years) and shot a photo. > > The new custom will differ from the old in the following ways: > > 1) Albastache bars instead of drops. > 2) Onyx hubs instead of the Chris King and Schmidt dynohub. > 3) A custom covered Fizik Aliante saddle by Mick Peele embossed with the > Rivendell logo instead of the Berthoud and red Fizik. > 4) 1x SRAM drivetrain with R2C bar end shifters instead of the 2x Shimano > utilizing downtube shifters > 5) Tektro CX 8.4 V-brakes instead of the R539s. > > Check out photos of my original custom here > <https://photos.app.goo.gl/krnAp7WHxpc6fvPF9>. > > Regards, > > Corwin > > On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 4:58:32 AM UTC-7 Ryan wrote: > >> Well, Corwin,I hope you'll post pictures of this lovely bike once you get >> it...long wait for customs but they're worth the wait. It's a bummer that >> your first one was stolen and I hope you had good insurance to ease some of >> the pain. >> >> 3 Rivendells and 1 93 X0-1 which was my gateway drug >> >> 1998 26" all-rounder - Sherwood Forest green >> 2001 Curt Goodrich custom road - Harvest Gold (like some of the earlier >> Clems) >> 2016 Mark Nobilette custom mixte >> >> Probably either the all-rounder or road if I was forced to pick. Since I >> like riding my old 70's PX10 as a singlespeed so much I probably would have >> liked to own a Quickbeam or SimpleOne...but not really into acquiring more >> bikes at this stage of the game >> >> On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 1:15:36 AM UTC-5 cz...@sonic.net wrote: >> >>> My answer is much like Joe Bernard's. I would choose my custom. Either >>> the first one (stolen April 2021) or the second one - currently at Joe >>> Bell's awaiting paint. My frame (especially the first one) is/was much like >>> a Roadeo. So much so, that Mark suggested a Roadeo instead of a custom. I >>> decided against it based on a preference for custom paint from Joe Bell and >>> the decals associated with the custom. >>> >>> This time around, the replacement custom is a carbon copy except for >>> cantilever posts for Tektro short-pull V-brakes. Same color even. And now I >>> also have a Roadeo at Joe Bell's waiting for paint. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Corwin >>> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 12:27:08 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, how I am loving this thread. JJ’s wife takes the cake with her >>>> Wilbury/Glorius pair. Love it, love it. See? It’s a perfectly good idea to >>>> have two of the same bike, and she knows it too! I am so enjoying >>>> everyone’s photos and descriptions of what they like about their >>>> Rivendells, keep them coming. >>>> >>>> My vote - big surprise - goes to the elegant Rivendell Platypus as >>>> well. There is no downside to a Platypus. I could not get enough of my >>>> raspberry Platy so I searched until I found another Platy frame and then >>>> built that one up to haul. Never be without your Platypus, that’s my >>>> motto! >>>> I find it a great comfort to have a 2nd Platypus; I used to have one bike, >>>> a Betty Foy, and had a recurring nightmare that it got stolen. My >>>> subconscious was so distressed over the loss of the bike that by the end >>>> of >>>> the dream I would always miraculously find a spare Betty Foy frame in a >>>> box >>>> in my garage, this making it all ok. >>>> >>>> I love the Rivendell mixtes; Rivendell puts the best of what they are >>>> into their mixte line, I have always thought. And like the product page >>>> says, all Rivendells are beautiful, but the Platypus is the *most* >>>> beautiful Rivendell. Not that it suffers practicality on account of its >>>> looks - it is dead useful and supremely comfortable. I use mine for club >>>> rides, errand-running, shopping, and pleasure rides. Smart AND beautiful. >>>> That’s why it’s my favorite. >>>> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 2:04:55 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, Wilbury/Glorius-Betty Foy/Yves Gomez-Cheviot-Platypus. We got >>>>> here from there. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 9:49:15 AM UTC-7 alexander...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Love that Hunqapillar! I've never heard of the Wilburt/Glorius but >>>>>> looks nice - the raw metal is awesome. Looks like the Platypus may be >>>>>> similar, albeit with a longer wheelbase? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 11:42 AM J J <junes...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm with Joel in that I prefer shorter-wheelbase, shorter-chain stay >>>>>>> Rivendell models, though *shorter* is relative. I favor fully >>>>>>> lugged models, though it makes sense for Rivendell to have more >>>>>>> accessible >>>>>>> offerings (*accessible* is also relative). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For me it's the Hunqapillar all the way. It excels at everything I >>>>>>> do with it, whether unloaded and tossing it around on skinny (haha) 42s >>>>>>> or >>>>>>> hauling 75 pounds of stuff rolling on 55s. It doesn't break a sweat and >>>>>>> always feels incredibly stable and ready for more. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For my partner it's the Wilbury/Glorius, from the era preceding >>>>>>> super long wheelbase step-through models. (Her previous bike had a much >>>>>>> longer wheelbase, which she found cumbersome and clunky after she road >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Wilbury.) She loved the Wilbury ride and lovely construction so much >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> she got a companion Glorius in raw metal. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Leah is not the only one to double down on a step-through she >>>>>>> loves!! :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Hunqapillar 1.jpeg] >>>>>>> [image: Wilbury 1.jpeg] >>>>>>> [image: Glorius 1.jpeg] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have a Sam Hillborne and a SimpleOne, if I did it all over again, >>>>>>>> I'd go for a Hunqapillar, but, I'd totally be happy with a Appaloosa. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> also own a Trek 620, Tanglefoot Moonshiner, and a Kogswell PR II. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: Hillborne.png] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>> the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/F0MrD6UmomY/unsubscribe >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a504af3d-00c1-493b-949a-c9688c68d1f4n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a504af3d-00c1-493b-949a-c9688c68d1f4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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