Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-02 Thread John Bokman
Riv has changed their sizing on these (and other) frames over the years. This looks to be the first gen Sam because the headtube is solid orange - not cream accent. Meaning, the 60cm frame is quite a bit bigger than the current 58cm frame. Unless I'm mistaken, it would correlate more closely to

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-02 Thread Ahmed Elgasseir
Thanks so much for the tip JP! A On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 7:52 AM MoVelo wrote: > Ahmed > > Your Hillborne looks great. I am in the market for one but in a larger > size. If your's was a 58 I'd be all over it. > > I do see there is a 60cm on Ebay with a starting bid of $2200.00. I am a > little

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-02 Thread Ahmed Elgasseir
Thanks a lot Ricky! My go to is my MUSA Atlantis from back in 2014 and I agree with you, I am not a fan of the new longer wheelbase. A On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 7:11 AM E. Ricky Creek wrote: > I hope you find a buyer, Ahmed. > I hope folks realize that the Hillborne was sort of the bike that

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-02 Thread Patrick Moore
Demand comes and goes. I recall trying to sell my first-gen SH frameset, and this with lowrider brazeons added to enhance value, and getting no interest at all on this or the boblist. I finally had my brother sell it in CA. Then, wait a bit, and SHs posted for sale are snapped up. $2,900 does

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-02 Thread MoVelo
Ahmed Your Hillborne looks great. I am in the market for one but in a larger size. If your's was a 58 I'd be all over it. I do see there is a 60cm on Ebay with a starting bid of $2200.00. I am a little confused about that size tho as the chart I have shows a 58 and then a 62. I confess I

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-02 Thread E. Ricky Creek
I hope you find a buyer, Ahmed. I hope folks realize that the Hillborne was sort of the bike that started the whole modern era of Rivendells, as I don't feel like the Hillborne gets as much regard as the newer, evolved models. The Bomba came first as a 6 degree upsloping tubed bike, but the

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-01 Thread Ahmed Elgasseir
Thanks Chris!!! On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 7:20 PM Chris Halasz wrote: > Ahmed > > The Sam is a very nice build and color - just one size too small for me. > > On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 1:06:31 PM UTC-8 Ahmed Elgasseir wrote: > >> PRICE DROP. I got absolutely no response at all so.

[RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-01 Thread Chris Halasz
Ahmed The Sam is a very nice build and color - just one size too small for me. On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 1:06:31 PM UTC-8 Ahmed Elgasseir wrote: > PRICE DROP. I got absolutely no response at all so. guess I am too > high? OR No one wants a Hillborne these days? Make a

[RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Hillborne PRICE DROP

2022-02-01 Thread Ahmed Elgasseir
PRICE DROP. I got absolutely no response at all so. guess I am too high? OR No one wants a Hillborne these days? Make a reasonable offer. Ahmed in San Mateo On Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 6:22:31 PM UTC-8 Ahmed Elgasseir wrote: > Let's try this again > For Sale my 55cm Hillborne.