Joe, I think this should be marketed as the proto-American Generalissimo Especialle. Painted by Joe Bell and built for a heavier rider - beautiful in all it's might!
Best of luck with the sale. Max PS. I hope you don't regret selling it and unless you really need to, I hope you don't! Getting a Riv custom is expensive and it takes a very long time.... yours is a truly special one that I know you worked with Grant to make it just perfect. On Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 7:52:30 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > Time to move this on, my rides are short and often require locking up > outside these days, my Clem handles this best for me. > > I wasn't very familiar with the term when I had this frame commissioned in > 2019 but it's a gravel bike. I asked for a mostly-pavement bike that could > handle light trail duty, I've done a few fire roads and it worked great. > > Geometry in photos, frame designed to carry a 200 lbs. rider plus about 20 > lbs. of gear. I've exceeded that limit on shopping runs no problem, I think > Grant took my numbers with a grain of salt and built it a little tougher > than requested. > > 54.2 x 63, designed for my 80-ish PBH with lots of room for Bosco Bars, I > think a notably taller rider could fit it. > > Mark Nobilette construction, fancy Joe Bell paint in dove grey with red > panels. Joe isn't taking orders anymore, I think he's pretty much retired. > > FSA Duron headset > Face Plater fillet 11cm stem > Bosco steel 54cm > Nitto S65 post > SunRace levers > V-brakes will be grey Deore, gotta pull them from my Clem > 7-speed 11-36 Jim cassette, new > Claris rd, new > New chain > 7-speed S-Sride clicky shifter, cheap, works > NOS Suntour "microdrive" fd > Silver2 front shifter > > Sugino cranks shown not included, I'll swap in a brand new Clipper > 26-36-48, 170 arms > > Rich-built wheels, WI hubs to 650b Velocity Atlas rims > CST 48mm gravel tires, hardly ridden > > No saddle, pedals, rack. > Shifters are swapped to accommodate my arthritis, will put them > right/normal before packing. > Will add details pics to album soon. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/3dqGjYuqLr6VDBME9 > > $4000obo + shipping CONUS, > can do a better deal with delivery in San Francisco Bay Area > > Joe Bernard > Clearlake CA > > [image: Screenshot_20251026_165205.jpg] > -- 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/bbbca3de-e7cc-4dfa-a6bd-7d21524b3d49n%40googlegroups.com.
