This has been an enjoyable thread! Thanks for putting it up Ryan. My
Rivendell addiction mirrors that of many others on the list. If I had made
the discovery sooner, money spent on less satisfying bikes could have gone
Rivendell's way instead (part of this cyclist's education I guess).
One Riv
Not yet, seems its more likely to be 26 with the upcoming Gus. :-)
> On 17 Jan 2019, at 1:00 AM, lconley wrote:
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> Oops - 25 bikes - does that cross the line into hoarding?
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>> On Friday, January 11, 2019 at 3:04:16 PM UTC-5, lconley wrote:
>> 10 Rivendells plus Rivendell Custom on order. 23
Awesome photo gallery, Max! Thanks for sharing.
-br
On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 3:27 PM reynoldslugs wrote:
> Well, thanks for this thread. It's pretty easy to make this positive. I
> owe Grant and Riv a lot and would like to thank them.
>
> I "discovered" Rivendell in about 1998, when my friend
Found the Bridgestone ad.
https://goo.gl/images/764UoQ
I started here, got The Three Catalogues, joined the Bridgestone Owner's Bunch
just before it all went south, then signed up for the Reader. First Riv was a
Romulus in 2003, have had a stack of them since but oddly enough currently own
Oops - 25 bikes - does that cross the line into hoarding?
On Friday, January 11, 2019 at 3:04:16 PM UTC-5, lconley wrote:
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> 10 Rivendells plus Rivendell Custom on order. 23 bikes total. Just me.
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> Laing
> Cocoa, FL
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I was reading a cycling magazine that was running a series of articles on
bicycle builders when they announced with some sadness that Bridgestone was
finishing up in the USA and that Grant was setting out on his own. I
enrolled for the boblist, I think that's what it was then, bought a bunch
I got introduced to Rivendell by my friend who introduced me to road
riding. He is a big fan of lugged steel bikes and showed me the Saluki and
told me that I needed to get that. At the time, I did my first road ride by
changing my mountain bike tires to slicks. I enjoyed road riding, so I got
It's (lady racer ad) on a Blahg somewhere, Grant showed it sometime last year I
think.
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That one I didn't see; can anyone post a link or the photo?
I remember the neo-retro Pineapple Bob ads. All had what I call a Grant
touch.
I just found a Sheldon Page of BBUSA catalog(ue)s which contains them and
other BBUSA art:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/
On Tue, Jan 15, 2019
The first Bstone ad I remember was the lady racer on an RB-1 with a facial
injury from a recent crash. She was cool!
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I had a 55 (c-c; I think that was the next smaller size; 56.5 cm tt, c-c)
which, with the level tt, was as much as 5 cm too short; but the tt of the
59 was just too long (my ideal flat tt size, c-c, is 60 X 56 or 57). I
ended up with a long but very upjutting Tioga T-Bone stem to get the drop
bar
I wonder how many Rivendell aficionados were first attracted by Grant's
Bridgestone USA ads. I know that they caught my eye, attention, and
sympathy, for their retro/contrarian/poster-art aesthetic -- this when bike
ads had already become neon/flashy/agressive (far worse now!).
Speaking of poster
I rode a Rossin Record for 20+ years. Nice stage racing frame. Around
2008 I decided I wanted a fatter tire roadish bike. Something more
practical but not a MTB. I'm not sure how I stumbled on Riv but I got a 55
Bleriot, loved it and miss it. I have a 53 MIT Atlantis that is my all
rounder and
I rode a Rossin Record for 20+ years. Nice stage racing frame. Around 2008
is decided I wanted a fatter tire roadish bike. I'm not sure how I stumbled
on Riv but I got a 55 Bleriot, loved it and miss it. I have a 53 MIT
Atlantis that is my all rounder and it fits better than any bike I have
Hi Patrick,
Oh man, I loved that XO-1 Feels lighter by comparison with those 26"
wheels. Quick, low profile, nice handling. Great for shorter tours (like
max 4 days) and just plain fun to ride.
Only downside was that the 59cm seat tube was always a bit small for my
6'3" height, and the top
I’ve been immersed in bikes for most of my life. I was familiar to a certain
extent with GP/Rivendell. A few years back I read some glowing reviews of his
bikes in a magazine and that sparked my interest. So like eating potato chips,
I start d buying them. I now own a Sam, Roadini, Joe A,
Along the way, I became a Rivendell "Lifetime Member," which meant you had
a lifetime subscription to the Rivendell Reader. Before Rivendell had a
website, those Rivendell Readers were the thread that held us all
together. I still have them all in a binder, they're still informative
(and
3 in the house currently - my Appaloosa and Sam and my wife's Clem L.
1 on order - Hubbuhubbuh
>From the time I came across Rivendell's website 10 or so years ago, I've
admired the bikes and enjoyed reading Grant's writings but really thought
that owning a Riv was a pipe dream. Eventually,
I was super aware of Bridgestone in the late 80's and early 90's. Didn't
know who Grant was, but I loved the ads and the bikes spoke to me. Never
owned a Bridgestone though. I think the first time I became aware that
Rivendell existed was not until late 1999 or early 2000 when I saw a
Patrick asks what frames preceded the Roadini. Other than the 1984 Trek
620, which was a nice bike and just didn't fit well, they were a Peugeot
UO-8, a cheap knockoff of a Raleigh mixte and another cheap diamond frame
10-speed (don't remember the brand). What makes the Roadini work is the
Well, thanks for this thread. It's pretty easy to make this positive. I
owe Grant and Riv a lot and would like to thank them.
I "discovered" Rivendell in about 1998, when my friend Bradford Rex (aka
The Reverend Mookie) gave me a Rivendell Catalog. I'd ridden a lot in
college and grad school
I'm not Bill, but I still have my '92 XO-1, and idiosyncratic though she
may be, I still can't quit her.
Have I wished for 700C? Yep. Have I wished for bigger 26" clearance? Yep.
Have I wished for a little less twitch up front? Yep. Would I change
anything? Nope.
She's had every handlebar
Bill: what did you think of the XO-1? Or, what do you now think of the XO-1
after riding so many Rivendells?
I owned, loved, and put many, many miles on a '92 myself, and when I
ordered my first 26' wheel road custom, I asked Grant: Can you make it as
good as the XO-1?" He answered, "Oh, much
I guess I've been a fan of Grant's bikes and since when I sold Bridgestone
bikes as an employee of Bay Area shops Wheelsmith and the Bicycle Outfitter
back in the 80's.
I've accumulated some great stuff from Riv over the years, bikes, racks and
bags (Carradice saddle bag, then Baggins Bags,
I love this thread because it provides opportunity for me to tell my Riv
story! I started riding as an adult in 2006. This was an era when yellow
bracelets and TdF glory (and cheating) heavily dominated American cycling
culture. My older brother convinced me to buy a road bike so I could get
BTW, "Boblist" originally was Grant's Bridgestone Owners' Bunch" by-mail
membership list. I think that the internetboblist was started about 1995,
after Bridgestone USA folded. I know it was there in 1995, at any rate.
On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 9:07 AM Patrick Moore wrote:
> That's very nice.
That's very nice. What frames made up the predecessors to the Roadini? And
how -- in fit, handling, other ways -- is the Roadini superior to them?
It's been so long that I can't remember clearly, but I think I learned
about Grant in the early 90s during the Bridgestone USA days, from the ads,
and
New to road riding in 2001, I followed the hoi polloi and went lighter and
trendier from Trek Navigator to Fuji Touring to a KHS race bike. They were
progressively lighter and less comfortable. All steel frames though! In 2005, I
came across Rivendell while looking for a part online at the
2 Rivendells currently: my Saluki and my wife's Betty Foy. Both have come
from listers!
Past Rivs: Bleriot & Simpleone. I regret selling neither but miss them both
in a wistful but not serious enough to replace them manner.
I would potentially buy a GBW to replace my Salsa El Mar (it's that a
NOTE: For whatever reason, the photos posted out or order. But the captions
should help you understand what is what. Also, I wanted to post recent photos
so you can see our Rivendell triad today. (My bike has gone through several
iterations...)Ok, then I’ll stop
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Returned to cycling around 2009. Was immediately inspired by Grant and
Rivendell, but could only afford older bikes, including an XO-3 I kept
original and an MB-3 which I Rivved out with Brooks saddle, Albatross bars,
etc. Got up to 12 bikes for family of 3, but most are mine.
In 2018 I
I discovered Rivendell in August 2011, via a comment on a forum concerning
a completely different subject. I think the first thing that caught my
attention was the beauty of the bikes and once I started browsing the
website and reading, Grant's philosophy resonated with me and reflected
much
3 Atlantis (MIJ, MUSA, & MIT)
2 Saluki
1 Road Standard
Related
2 XO-2
More unrelated bikes than I would like to admit to..
Best regards,
Matt B
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