Does anyone else here feel like certain bikes "tell you" over time what they're supposed to be and how they're supposed to be set up?
My first riv was purchased in 2022, a 59cm rainbow top-tube Atlantis. It has gone through many iterations since V1, and it wasn't until installing a triple crank and Billie bars did it really become fully itself. Even though I've since added a Lugged Roadini to my small stable, which I love very much, my Atlantis is my all-time, MVP, desert island bicycle . Wishing everyone their very own GOAT, Nick in Falls Church VA On Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 7:54:58 AM UTC-4 Ryan wrote: > Shannon wrote," The pretty, sporting, mostly-fun-with-a-bit-of-practical, > lightweight, several-purpose production road bike isn't dead, and Rivendell > gets a lot of the credit for that being true... even if they don't make a > bike like that anymore. " > > Not to nit-pick but ...they still have lugged Roadinis on the production > schedule and the limited edition $2800 Roadeo frame by Nobilette available > and the HH which slot into the fun, pretty,practical slot...Hillborne would > fall into this category too....so they do still make them. > > On Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 1:36:53 AM UTC-5 Shannon Menkveld wrote: > >> I don't know that I have a "grail Rivendell." I do know that I want a >> Clem somethin' fierce, or even better a Platy set up pretty much the same >> way, but sprightlier and prettier. I was, and am, deeply into what the >> various sporting road Rivs had going on, when they still made that kind of >> bike. They don't, really, but others do... Mercian, for example, just got >> saved from the grave, and slots into a similar niche. >> >> The pretty, sporting, mostly-fun-with-a-bit-of-practical, lightweight, >> several-purpose production road bike isn't dead, and Rivendell gets a lot >> of the credit for that being true... even if they don't make a bike like >> that anymore. They did it when basically nobody else was, and now that >> several people are, they don't really need to anymore. Still, I will one >> day own a sporting road Rivendell, because that's what I've wanted since I >> first became aware of their existence about 25 years ago. >> >> --Shannon >> >> On Friday, August 1, 2025 at 12:02:55 PM UTC-7 Mackenzy Albright wrote: >> >>> I remember seeing Dominic's orange Clementine posted and absolutely fell >>> in love. I didn't think I would ever find one, nor really tried. I snagged >>> a newer Clem Jr. I decided to sell off my Crust Romanceur I, to my delight, >>> was offered a 59 clementine in orange on trade! The deal nearly fell >>> through due to some cracking on the bent tube - only to realize it's the >>> really really really horrible thick paint. >>> >>> It probably took me 3 years to track down an affordable Clem from when I >>> decided it might be the way to go - another year before I was offered the >>> clementine non trade on a fluke. So probably only 4-5 years? My only regret >>> is not getting a Rivendell sooner. The Orange Clementine is my all time >>> favorite bike Rivendell has produced, probably only seconded by the >>> Hunqapillar. I like the tighter wheelbase and deep orange and blue >>> lettering. It just really hits the spot. The new Clem's FEEL great - and >>> even had an orange run - but the clementine just is a little tighter to my >>> liking. >>> >>> On Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 5:37:46 PM UTC-7 RichS wrote: >>> >>>> My grail Rivendell is the 2014 Sam Hillborne. I knew it would be a >>>> keeper early on. Still exceedingly pleased with it. Previous Rivs have >>>> been >>>> an Atlantis, Rodeo, Clem (H model), and Taiwan built Homer. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Rich in ATL >>>> >>>> On Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 2:02:43 PM UTC-4 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Finding my grail Rivendell took virtually no time at all. I heard >>>>> about Rivendell from a wise friend. I appreciated the aesthetic >>>>> immediately. I sat on a Hillborne in a shop. It felt so right that I >>>>> bought >>>>> one as soon as feasible. That was 2010. It has always been and is still >>>>> my >>>>> primary bike today. (My secondary bike has been a 2012 Hillborne of >>>>> different color but pretty much identical.) >>>>> >>>>> Obviously I was pretty lucky. Had I sat on a different Rivendell model >>>>> would I have had the same response? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe I would have >>>>> rushed out, spent far too much money on something not as perfect for me >>>>> as >>>>> a Hillborne, and spent the remainder of my years on the edge of poverty, >>>>> buying/building-up frame after frame, seeking perfection that, once >>>>> missed, >>>>> may have not been obtainable in the wake of the trauma of initial failure. >>>>> >>>>> Yours, >>>>> Thomas Lynn Skean >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:01:40 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I know I am looking for a unicorn: a Hunq or Bomba in the 56-58cm >>>>>> range, so it seems to be taking a long time which is fine. The search >>>>>> has >>>>>> become a bit of a fun hobby in itself and I have no shortage of other >>>>>> bikes >>>>>> to ride so I'm ok there too... >>>>>> >>>>>> But I am curious, for others who have looked for and eventually found >>>>>> their "grail" Riv. What was your experience like? How long did it take? >>>>>> Did >>>>>> you get lucky and find something quick? Or did it take weeks, months, >>>>>> years >>>>>> or searching? Did anyone give up and go with a different model? Or >>>>>> something slightly too big or small that they regret buying? Anyone end >>>>>> up >>>>>> getting a completely different bike all together? Share your quest for >>>>>> your >>>>>> dream bike! >>>>>> >>>>>> -Joe >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/86e6ff0b-b06a-4ad5-be65-8b9d3aecf19an%40googlegroups.com.
