My own wild speculation: We know that this frame is made to work with the new bars coming out as well, previously referred to as the "BU" or "Back Up Bar," which is a vaguely cruiser-ish upright bar in the style of Nitto Albatross/Promenade, or various Wald bars. Looking at the photo, something which struck me was it seemed like the top tube was relatively long for the seat tube size. And this would make sense for using a swept-back bar like this, and suggesting that this bike is Grant's attempt to design a bike more specifically for bars like this, rather than previous models which are designed to work equally well with all the types of bars that Riv sells.
What else do we know about the frame, aside from the weird asymmetry and the presence of carry-strap braze-ons? It has horizontal dropouts but no specific provisions for an IGH, suggesting that Grant intends it to be used for single-speed or fixed-gear usage at least some of the time. It also doesn't have canti posts, suggesting that it is made for (at most) ~40mm tires and fenders, assuming it uses 55-73mm reach sidepulls. So, a frame with a long top tube to accomodate cruiser-ish swept-back bars, to be used, at least some of the time, as a single-gear bike, with relatively narrow (by Riv standards) tires? This is a Rivendell Scorcher. At least, my bet is that the "S" in "HS" is for Scorcher. Or some kind of tribute to early 20th century american frame design, even if it has gears. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/SuDFhzZbIfsJ. 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.
