That's kismet right there John! I sold a bunch of my originals years ago. I
can't recall who too, but they found a good home in more ways than one.
Marty
On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 2:06 PM John A. Bennett wrote:
> Great list. Brings back memories!
>
> My 62cm Saluki was the first one assembled by RBW in 2005. Mark wanted to
> build an in-house/staff bike before working on customer's orders, just to
> get a feel for the new model. I happily volunteered. It is still my daily
> commuter.
>
> We have big stack of donated Readers at Rivelo that we loan out as part of
> our shop library. When I went to RR 35 to check on the first Saluki
> mention, as listed here in Mary's post, I noticed that the original owner
> of this particular copy was none other thanMartin Gierke!
>
> John at Rivelo in Portland
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:58:27 AM UTC-7, Marty Gierke,
> Stewartstown PA wrote:
>>
>> A continuing conversation about models, variations, names and resources
>> of interest related to Rivbike models from 1994 to present day. This
>> information is subject to change at any time as new information is
>> discovered and new models introduced. Resources used to develop this
>> timeline have come from several sources: the Rivendell Reader Archive,
>> (available on the main page of this group) the BLUG archive, (available on
>> the Rivendell website) Grant's BLAHG, (available on the Rivendell website)
>> periodic emails from Rivendell and member/owner recollection. Dates listed
>> for each model reflect first mention or introduction of the model using
>> it's production name, not necessarily when it was delivered to owners. Some
>> bikes took longer to develop and reach owners than others. Variations and
>> overlaps are endless, so this list only captures each model that was
>> uniquely named and produced in some quantity. No customs, one-offs,
>> prototypes or collaborations with other companies are included. (The one
>> exception being HERON, which set the stage for many of the named Rivbikes
>> to come.) There is no information about the quantity of each model
>> produced. Some were very short lived or limited production, others have
>> remained in production for many years. Likewise, variations in where in the
>> world and by whom each model was built complicates the timeline. This is a
>> group-sourced database. Corrections or missing detail fill-ins are welcome.
>>
>>
>> *Model YearRR
>> IssueBLUG BLAHG*
>>
>> Road19940
>>
>> All Rounder 19940
>>
>> Mountain Expedition 1994 0
>>
>> Long Low 1996 8
>>
>> Cyclo-cross1996 8
>>
>> Heron 1998
>> 11
>>
>> Atlantis 2000
>> 18
>>
>> Rambouillet 2001 24
>>
>> Quickbeam 2002 27
>>
>> Romulus 2002 28
>>
>> Redwood200228
>>
>> Saluki 2004
>> 35
>>
>> Glorius2006
>> 37
>>
>> Wilbury 2006
>> 37
>>
>> Bleriot
>> 2006 37
>>
>> A Homer Hilsen2006 38
>>
>> Legolas 2007
>> 39
>>
>> Bombadil 2009
>> 41
>>
>> Samuel Hillborne 2009 41
>>
>> Roadeo2010
>> 42
>>
>> Simpleone
>> 2011 December 2010
>>
>> Betty Foy 2011
>> 43 March 2011
>>
>> Yves Gomez 2011 43
>>
>> Hunqapillar 2011
>> 43
>>
>> Appaloosa
>> 2012 January 2012
>>
>> Chevi
