Just fwiw: after I took receipt of customs 2 and 3, I sold my very early 1995 custom(ized) #1, but while the later ones are big improvements, I sure do wish I'd kept #1 for use as a beater errand bike -- a very nice beater errand bike that I had converted, inevitably, to a fixed drivetrain by dremeling off the usual braze-ons and rd hangar and installing an ENO rear wheel. I used to carry 40 lb of groceries on the back of #1 with narry a wobble -- could ride no hands at 10 mph with that load. All 753 including stays, with 531 fork, biplane. (The customizing was building it around 559/571 wheels, such as are the later ones, too; not for fit but because I like small wheels.)
You just might want to hang on to it.... On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM, frank_a <[email protected]> wrote: > Up for sale is my 1995/6 Waterford built Rivendell Road Standard, size > 59.5cm. I've owned this bike for about four years. I'm selling it > because my Riv Custom is here and it was designed in many ways as a > replacement. I've contemplated keeping it, just because, but it makes > sense to move on. > It's in great shape structurally but the original Waterford paint job > wasn't so great (there are dust particles beneath the paint). There > are some chips and scratches at the expected places, most of them were > present when I bought the frame. There was a seat stay mounted chain > hanger which is no longer there and the bare steel in that spot has > been coated with clear nail polish. There are no dents or dings and > the bike rides beautifully. > This frame is built with Grant's custom spec'd Reynolds 753 steel > with 531 fork blades (cool bi-plane fork crown too) . The lug set was > designed by Richard Sachs. The very early readers chronicle the > development of these frames, it's a good read. > This frame has nice tire clearance and fits the Grand Bois 30's which > actually measure out a bit larger. I've also run the old Pasela 35's > (actual 32) with room to spare but it will not take a Jack Brown. I've > never run it with fenders so I don't know about tire sizes with > fenders. > Asking price is $930.00 if it's Paypal or $900.00 if a U.S. Postal > money order plus actual shipping ~UPS ground. > Here's a link to a photo set: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531...@n06/sets/72157625645908462/ > > The geometry is listed in the flickr text along with a few notes. If > you have any other questions, feel free to ask. > Thanks, > - Frank > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
