Seems like some questions exist. 

Sold by Mountain Sports Ltd. of Bristol, VA, 113 miles from the poster. The 
saddle would suggest that it never even had a good day's ride yet, it's 
adjustment would imply that the seller isn't the original buyer. Same 
general city (Knoxville) as a Sam also listed as purchased in 2010 that is 
listed on the Rivendell Owners Worldwide Google map. That pin is west of 
the central city, this CL post is north-northeast and the posting's lack of 
descriptive ebullience tells me that the individual did not drive 
home  from Bristol with that Sam, imagining all the fun places to ride it.

Providence questions swirl when a post like this emphasizes the retail 
value of a Rivendell without any deflection of concerns raised by the 
peculiarities such as odd fit, or lack of prosaic descriptions of it's 
wonderfulness (known owners stirred so much as to construct maps and 
descriptions of their models and locations and follow web groups on the 
subject), or just a simple "how I ended up with this bike" statement. 

I myself wouldn't get my ten foot pole out to ask the poster a question; 
it's not my size, regardless of the seat post extension.

Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh

On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 4:28:22 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote:
>
> When someone is selling a "like new" or "brand new" bike like this I 
> personally always want to have at least some back story. The frame has a 
> paint scheme from 3 years ago, as best I can tell, the gold decals on 
> green, so maybe it was at the store that long or maybe its been languishing 
> in a basement but price is a bit rich either way for a 3 year old bike with 
> lower-middle components (ex Oryx brakes-20 dollars for a set brand new).  
> Maybe it is the NYer in me but $1,500 seems like a better price. 
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Liesl <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote:
>
>> Whoa!  Funny to see a seat that high on a Riv!
>>
>>

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