That is cool, J.! With the busy days of a 5 and a 3, we are still sorta getting back up-to-speed with the family biking... lately, it's been Trail-A-Bike commuting, or- more fun- the Jeff Lyons trailer cycle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/6099977077/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/6179111759/
... so, I will most certainly entertain what Riv is working on now! But, a pet project waiting in the wings is this little Urago frame which I rescued from the bottom of a pile at a bike coop in PGH, PA.: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=URAGO+BAMBINO I just need to find a good/cheap set of 28h hubs to go with some nice 24" rims... =- Joe Bunik ought take my daughter down to RBWHQ to see if she can get in on the test-pilot-program Walnut Creek, CA On 11/10/11, Jennings <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the one I built up for my son a few years ago. I found the > frame on Ebay. Of course it is lugged. I put 20x1/1/8 wheels and > tires on it. The rear wheel is built up with a Shimano Sante' 7 speed > hub and there is a Shimano 600 rear derailler. It required standard > reach brakes. I think the handlebars are 38cm wide. I had to put > interrupter levers on it so he could reach. 7-speed bar end > shifters. The bike was completely Rivendell inspired. At age 8 I > paced him doing 18 mph. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22765148@N02/sets/72157627975934435/ > > > On Nov 10, 1:31 pm, David Yu Greenblatt > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I hope Riv moves this from the back burner to the middle burner if not the >> front burner. I am ready to pre-pay for one now. >> >> David G >> Madison WI >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:19 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/12528275911/mini-bike-for-7-to-9-a-bac... >> >> > This is just soooo fantastic. I totally obsess on kid bikes and have >> > sequential bikes from 12" to 24" for pretty much the whole neighborhood. >> > Coming up on 26" (and looking hard for a 90's 13" Hoo Koo E Koo or Trek >> > 950 >> > if someone has one stashed somewhere...) now, then on to 650b and >> > 700c/29er >> > territory! >> >> > I looked long and hard to find a GREAT 20" KHS Montana. >> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4302651574/ I moved my kids on >> > to hand brakes and gears as soon as I could (this bike is ridden by my 5 >> > y.o.). But ohhhhh how I would have loved to have a semi-lugged >> > Rivendell >> > for them! >> >> > Hey Grant, consider a 24" version as well, that's the perfect kid size >> > (here's my take on the best option out there: >> >http://cyclotourist.blogspot.com/2010/05/found-perfect-kid-bike.html). >> > You can get kids all different sizes on that, and the 24" tires roll >> > sooooo >> > much better than 20" tires do. >> >> > -- >> > Cheers, >> > David >> > Redlands, CA >> >> > **- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
