Yes Jason, the crankset is a Rene Herse. And thanks for the compliment on
the build.
David
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:04:51 PM UTC-8 Robert Dowtin wrote:
> Such beauty! I have been waiting for what feels like an eternity to enter
> the conversation with my Riv Road Custom "Blue Panda."
Here are some recent pictures. The bike has some subtle custom lettering -
Team Strawberry Pancakes:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/41563482@N06/636VsK
Best,
Max
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 7:59:13 PM UTC-8 reynoldslugs wrote:
> Hi Everyone -
>
> I love my Roadeo, but would prefer a slightly
Hi Everyone -
I love my Roadeo, but would prefer a slightly larger frame. Mine is a 61,
and I would like a 63.
My 61 has been posted here previously, it’s in immaculate shape with the
grey-maroon paint scheme. I would like to trade it for a 63 in similarly
excellent shape.
Frame only - - I’
I had a similar sync-up with the Giro Pneumo. It fit great; Giro
discontinued it; the replacement model (whose name I've forgotten) didn't
fit at all. Giro rebooted the Pneumo in a MIPS version several years later,
which also didn't fit.
The Giro Bishop fits; I've worn one daily for about four
Such beauty! I have been waiting for what feels like an eternity to enter
the conversation with my Riv Road Custom "Blue Panda." I was waiting on the
last part I needed and that is the silver/black panda MKS pedals that
arrived today! These are the first pics, in my filthy garage. I'll get her
Not unless someone changed most of the parts. The Cyclofiend bike is pretty
much the stock triple build Riv did on those, the Lowell bike is a double
with dt shifters, single-pivot brakes, non-aero levers and different rims.
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5:41:45 PM UTC-8 Michael Morrissey wr
Is this the Rambouillet for sale in Lowell, MA?
http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc250-dickschoeller0207.html
Michael
On Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 10:53:54 AM UTC-5 Bones wrote:
> I recently acquired one that's in really decent shape, somehow. Now that
> I've been riding it daily for a mo
If you're holding a set of Shakas in 540/silver and are ready to part
please drop me a line. Email to the address above is best.
Peace and love.
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No relation to the seller, saw this beautiful black and cream Sam on
OfferUp (my size-ish and local to me) but I don’t need another bike so here
you go:
https://offerup.co/3Kh0IPh1Xlb
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The "white elephant in the room" that few manufacturers address is the
shape of your head. So while someone may fit within a certain range of
inches, if the shape is wrong, like an oval or narrow head shape in a round
shaped helmet, it won't fit right. The plastic fit systems are supposed to
co
Oh, it's Kask, not Kasik. I have no idea what my helmet is called 😂
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 2:40:48 PM UTC-8 cycli...@gmail.com wrote:
> The Kask Mojito 3 is what I would up with. Fits the shape of my head very
> well, when I choose to wear a helmet. Most days, I'm wearing one of thes
The Kask Mojito 3 is what I would up with. Fits the shape of my head very
well, when I choose to wear a helmet. Most days, I'm wearing one of these
when I go out for a ride.
https://www.sheltahats.com/
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 11:32:59 AM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:
> Not that we're hav
Hey all,
Still looking for a Medium ShopSack in Olive, Tan or (preferably Khaki #9).
Thanks!
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The person who claimed this hub has changed their mind. So, it is back on
the market. Original listing repeated here:
I'm imagining there are numerous Rivendell owners who may be knocking
around a singlespeed concept. Clems, Susies, Gusses, Platys, all look
great with a single gear. With ve
Oh yeah...I remember that book! Man, some of those bikes were gorgeous and
the photography was first-rate. Great recommendation!
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 1:28:44 PM UTC-6 aeroperf wrote:
> I’m enjoying these responses immensely, mostly because I knew nothing
> about Riv or Grant until af
I got my start in cycling back in early 2006 riding fixed gears, and I
burnt through countless frames and configurations, always with extreme drop
from saddle to bars.
After some health stuff came up I fell off with cycling for many years
before picking up a 1991 MB-2 from the original owner in
2014 - back surgery that ended my days riding with the local cycling club,
which modeled the typical road riding group with club kits and racing
bikes. Sold my Cannondale CAAD9. 6 months later, when it looked like I
would be able to resume bike riding in some form I desired to build up a
bike
Kushan: Any idea why you were slower on the CF bike, which I assume was
lighter than any Rivendell model?
I realize that the factors making one bike slower or faster than another,
let alone those affecting comfort, are hugely varied, but it's certainly a
topic that interests me, since several of t
Thanks, Ryan. Now, that article is really a blast from the past. 20 mm head
tube extension! High bar 4" below saddle! Looong 42.5 cm chainstays! 10 mm
dropouts! (One thing I disliked about the otherwise top-of-pile 1999 Joe
Custom was the "short horizontal" dropouts as Riv used to describe them. I
I’m enjoying these responses immensely, mostly because I knew nothing about
Riv or Grant until after I rode my friend’s Sam in 2010.
So I was initially surprised by the number of folks here who have come up
from Bridgestone through Grant to Rivendell.
I shouldn’t have been surprised. My LBS own
Mike, message sent!
Jared
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 10:08:37 AM UTC-8 mrg...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for posting this. I wrote to the shop and they were kind enough to
> respond on their closed day. It sold already this weekend. Did anyone here
> get it?
>
> If anyone else has a 60 Che
My partner mentioned something called a "Cheviot" on one of our first dates
and I inelegantly pretended to know what she was talking about. I found
this forum not long after and became an avid reader to try and impress her.
I took a trip out to Walnut Creek, rode a few models, was blown away by
Eric - I had to listen to the sermon on too-small-a-frame from Walnut
Creek, too, before I bought my Rambouillet back in '05. I had one existing
road bike, an early 70's Fuji Finest with a 21" (roughly 53 & 1/3 cm) frame
that I had crashed and needed to replace. So I ordered a 54cm from Peter
It was 2005, and I was looking for a fixed-gear capable bike to ride long
distances. I had signed up to be part of the Big Fix cross-country ride in
2006, and it was clear that my Soma was not going to fit the bill—fast and
light, but not great for multiple days in the saddle.
My friend, the or
In 1994 I bought an MB-1 and loved it. I had a friend, Matt Caruso, that
worked at Bridgestone in the early 1990s; perhaps he steered me to the IBOB
group. I loved the 1992-1993-1994 Bridgestone catalogs and longed for the
quirky XO-1. As Bridgestone folded and Rivendell emerged, I was sad to mi
In 2017, I was getting ready to do my first tour. And I was reading nearly
everything my library had related to bicycles in preparation. That's when I
found Grant's "Just Ride" book. I had never heard of Rivendell before then.
That book really clicked with me. So much so, that I put off my tour
After a year of pandemic riding on an aluminum hybrid bike in 2020, I was
ready to buy a more "serious" bike for longer rides. A lot of people and
shops I talked to recommended a carbon road bike was the natural choice and
that's what all the serious cyclists rode. Before jumping on that
bandwa
Thanks for posting this. I wrote to the shop and they were kind enough to
respond on their closed day. It sold already this weekend. Did anyone here
get it?
If anyone else has a 60 Cheviot they'd like to sell let me know! :)
Mike
Austin TX
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 12:29:53 AM UTC-6 Lu
I had been idly considering a Hillborne for quite some time because it
checked all the boxes for me on capability, and I was Riv-curious for a
couple years but enjoyed my Soma too. I naively thought that when the 2019
batch of Hillbornes were gone, they'd never be back or at least never be
bac
I know Bicycling did a short review of the all-rounder in the nineties;
might have been Jim Langley and Addison Wilhite who wrote the Rambler blog
scanned many early Rivendell reviews. I rather like this review of the Riv
Road by Garrett Lai of Bicycle Guide who had a stable of really good write
The Thousand Helmets are too small for me, as usual with most bike helmets
(64cm circumference). When I was working in Everett, WA a few years (5+?)
back, I drove down to Portland to find a bike helmet. I went to Universal
Cycles and tried on twenty helmets or so, and a couple were OK, but the
Hi Laura,
I just wanted to chime in with my experience so far. I never sat on a
Rivendell until I unboxed my new 50 Mermaid Platy (PBH 80). I have Rene
Herse 48's on it and ride the bike on NJ roads (huge potholes and glass),
up and down curbs, across grass parks, gravel towpaths, roots and ro
That's a good looking bike! I've resurrected this from August... been
looking at Ram/Rom stuff lately. Congratulations
What size did you get?
On Monday, August 23, 2021 at 9:13:45 AM UTC-4 rickur...@gmail.com wrote:
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iamkeith… I actually came across that photo when researching Riv Bikes. As
they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. I have also watched the
Grant presentation twice! I do not compare my vintage ’86 MTB to a Susie in
ride quality, just that I own a vintage ’86 MTB and I can make into a ni
I have the Chapter Helmet now and had the Heritage helmet (slow-speed fall
and knocked my head...foam cracked).
I love their helmets. I do wish I would have gone large instead of medium,
though. My head measures 22.75" and with a RandiJo earflap wool cap on,
it's a bit tight. It fits, but I wish I
If anyone can find this review and post it or a link to it, I'd be very
grateful.
On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 8:01 PM wrote:
> I read a review of a Riv Road in Bicycling magazine in the late 90’s and
> that review led me to research Rivendell bicycles. That research led me to
> the BOB group which s
I haven't tried these one, but I always either try before I buy or order
from places with a good return policy. You can never tell if a helmet is
shaped for round or oval heads, or is suitably adjustable.
These Riv helmets look too hot for my head, but my head runs hot even if
I'm asleep. I h
Success.
On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 7:19:26 AM UTC-8 David Person wrote:
> Looking for an Acorn Bags handlebar bag in black waxed canvas. Interested
> in the original design, not the current burrito bag style.
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My experience with the Thousand helmet was similar to me2gingko. Wound up
returning it to REI.
On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:46:15 AM UTC-8 me2g...@gmail.com wrote:
> I tried one. The fit seemed true front to back, but they were too round
> for my head.
>
> I am in the middle on the helmet
Laura, regarding susie v vintage mtb: I posted these somewhere about a
year ago in response to somebody's questions, but they might be appropriate
again. Here are shots comparing my susie to one of my old NORBA era
bikes. While suited for the same terrain, they are remarkably different.
You
SOLD!
On Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 5:43:10 PM UTC-4 Andrew Huston wrote:
> I’m opening up trade ops. Medium Susie or Gus frame, Appaloosa, hillborne
> etc. Let’s make a deal!
>
> On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 3:32:39 PM UTC-4 Andrew Huston wrote:
>
>> Bumping on a rainy day
>>
>> On Sunday
I tried one. The fit seemed true front to back, but they were too round for
my head.
I am in the middle on the helmet debate. I fell off my bike as a teenager
and was found unconscious on the side of the road. I was not doing anything
radical, just hit something uneven and slid off the pavement
Looking for a mountain bike in 1989ish, I discovered Bridgestone and
Grant's marketing philosophy. Both of which clicked with me. So, I ended up
with an MB2 because it was purple and almost as good as the MB1.
I rediscovered Grant and Rivendell thru IBOB, and fully reveled in the
Kool-Aid. Aft
I'm a 7 7/8's and they looked killer in the store but they didn't fit me.
Which doesn't mean that they won't fit you - just that they certainly don't
run large.
MATHIEU BROWN
On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 7:57 AM Doug H. wrote:
> This may be a taboo subject but I have looked in the past for a helm
This may be a taboo subject but I have looked in the past for a helmet on
the Rivendell website to no avail. Yes, I read Just Ride and I know how
Grant feels about helmets. Here is his take from the website:
*Parting notesThese are the only helmets we’ve sold in our whole 27-year
history, be
It was 1996 and we bought our first Apple computer and got an internet
connection. I had finally decided to get back to riding a road bike. I
had tried a Trek hybrid but wanted more. I went online, a new thing for me
and found a bicycle site. I posted about my bad back and desire for a road
I bought my 1st Rivendell because I thought it was a good deal vs. the
classic lugged steel frames available at the time. People seemed to want a
small fortune for old used lugged steel frames and Rivendell was offering a
discount on some Sam Hillbornes that had been delivered without the cream
Roberta, I loved reading about your path to a Rivendell. I currently have a
vintage Specialized HardRock, but I am switching over to an ’86 Diamondback
Ascent, which is a much nicer frame. It will serve as a great trail bike
for now. I grew tired of vintage road bikes with limited tire clearan
I bought a second hand Bombadil in 2011 as a replacement for my '83
Stumpjumper Sport that was both too short in frame height and length. I
sold the Stumpy and still have the Bombadil today.
I bought a Susie at first sale, though as of today I'm asking "what was I
thinking ?". . oh the iron
I had been reading bike groups and one day back in 2014 a poster noted a
53cm Atlantis was for sale in my town. At the time I was riding an old Trek
610. It was a nice bike, road well, but wouldn't fit tires bigger than
35mm. So I went to check out the Atlantis. Rode it around the parking lot
a
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