[RBW] New Frame Day (the build commences)

[Bill Lindsay]

I picked up my Pink Roadeo frame, fork, stem and fenders this morning at 
Riv HQ.  I took several photos and added them to my Flickr album with no 
commentary (yet):

https://flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72177720313109003/

Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA

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Re: [RBW] New Frame Day

[Curtis McKenzie]

Happy new frame day.  So much fun planning and anticipating the bicycle.

Enjoy,

Curtis

On Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 7:23 PM Linda G  wrote:

> I just unpacked my 50 cm Sergio green Platypus. Gorgeous frame. I love the
> color and am already planning my overall color scheme. So far: Honey Brooks
> B67-S, Velo Orange basket weave grips to match the saddle, cables probably
> gray, and olive Saddlesack XS whenever they are made again. No racks to
> start. Not flashy, pretty classic!
>
> Awhile back someone started a thread on here about what model bike we
> would like Rivendell to make. I said a mixte like the Cheviot though with V
> brakes in a nice color green. I think someone at Riv must have read my
> entry.
>
> Next I need to take all the parts off my Soma Grand Randonneur and move
> them over. I decided I'm just not a low trail person. Luckily it is 650B so
> the wheels will fit and everything else should too. I will need new
> handlebars and maybe a shorter stem.
>
> Linda
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[RBW] New Frame Day

[Linda G]

I just unpacked my 50 cm Sergio green Platypus. Gorgeous frame. I love the 
color and am already planning my overall color scheme. So far: Honey Brooks 
B67-S, Velo Orange basket weave grips to match the saddle, cables probably 
gray, and olive Saddlesack XS whenever they are made again. No racks to 
start. Not flashy, pretty classic!

Awhile back someone started a thread on here about what model bike we would 
like Rivendell to make. I said a mixte like the Cheviot though with V 
brakes in a nice color green. I think someone at Riv must have read my 
entry.

Next I need to take all the parts off my Soma Grand Randonneur and move 
them over. I decided I'm just not a low trail person. Luckily it is 650B so 
the wheels will fit and everything else should too. I will need new 
handlebars and maybe a shorter stem.

Linda

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[RBW] New Frame Day

[Birdman]

Congrats, those are both beautiful bikes!

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[RBW] New Frame Day

[Joe Bernard]

"I will confirm that the fillet work on both my Gus and Susie is beautifully 
and masterfully done.  Could not feel or eyeball anything that looked less than 
perfect."

Same for the fillet joints on my custom (I know that's redundant cuz custom but 
bear with me). My frame has fillets and lugs and I think I'm actually more 
fascinated by the pretty welds! I suppose they're newer to me as an old lug 
guy, so this may play a part. 

I love that Gus! 

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[RBW] New Frame Day

[S]

I like that blue. 

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[RBW] New Frame Day

['Abcyclehank' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I will confirm that the filet work on both my Gus and Susie is beautifully and 
masterfully done.  Could not feel or eyeball anything that looked less than 
perfect.

Ryan Hankinson
West Michigan

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[RBW] New Frame Day! Almost a trade of a Black Mountain Road for a LEO

[Bill Lindsay]

I used to own two Black Mountain Road bikes.  Both 59cm, both orange.  One 
lives at my mom's house and is set up as an all purpose road bike.  The 
other, at my house, used to be set up as a racier, lighter stripped down 
road bike.  I ran across an iBob lister who wanted a Black Mountain road 
frame for a little less than retail, and we struck a deal.  I took those 
dollars and my Hail Mary dollars and my Rivendollars to get a Leo Roadini 
frameset, and I picked that up today.  The build will be exactly what I had 
on my Black Mountain, except it'll have a quill stem and a 26.8mm 
seatpost.  The result will be a still-sporty road bike, but one that's a 
little more upright and civilized.  I think of it as having a vibe similar 
to what we used to call a "sport touring" bike in the 1980s.  My still-new 
Legolas will be my aggro-race-bike.  I expect to get right into the build 
tonight, since I have everything.  Fun detail: the quill stem will be a 
Nitto-Ritchey-Force from a 1993 XO-1.  I haven't planned out the fit in a 
super detailed way, but I might end up with the stem totally slammed.  This 
57 has a tall headtube.  This frame will allow me to get the bars WAY up, 
if and when I need to do that.  For now, I expect that they'll be up even 
when they're down.  

Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA

P.S.  To their credit, multiple Riv employees asked "What are you buying 
this for?  You've got a road bike!"  When I explained the "trade", then 
they were like "Oh, OK, that makes sense then"

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[RBW] New Frame Day!

[WETH]

Congrats.  That is a nice stable of bikes you have!

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Re: [RBW] New Frame Day!

[cyclotourist]

Those BMC bikes are pretty sweet! Congrats!

On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 12:24 PM, David Banzer  wrote:
> Not a Riv, but pretty similar in my book, my Black Mountain Monster Cross
> was dropped off a day early by Fedex. Pleasant surprise.
> I rode me Clem in today which is shod with 29x2.1" Thunderburts. Thought,
> why not try those to check clearances. Extremely surprised to find that
> Thunderburts fit, with room for fenders. Due to the horizontal dropouts
> though, it's tight squeeze to get the wheel in with a Thunderburt.
> Mine will be set up initially as fixed/single. I'll most likely order up
> another pair of Thunderburts.
> This'll round out my current bike stable nicely with a Clem for daily
> meandering, Redwood for roads, Schwinn Voyageur as a lock-up bike, and the
> Monster Cross as a great all-rounder.
> David
> Chicago
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"it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal

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[RBW] New Frame Day!

[David Banzer]

Not a Riv, but pretty similar in my book, my Black Mountain Monster Cross 
was dropped off a day early by Fedex. Pleasant surprise.
I rode me Clem in today which is shod with 29x2.1" Thunderburts. Thought, 
why not try those to check clearances. Extremely surprised to find that 
Thunderburts fit, with room for fenders. Due to the horizontal dropouts 
though, it's tight squeeze to get the wheel in with a Thunderburt.
Mine will be set up initially as fixed/single. I'll most likely order up 
another pair of Thunderburts.
This'll round out my current bike stable nicely with a Clem for daily 
meandering, Redwood for roads, Schwinn Voyageur as a lock-up bike, and the 
Monster Cross as a great all-rounder.
David
Chicago

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