I'm a Proto-2TT-Nuevo.
The two most-ridden bikes in my collection are my '99 Heron Road and my '18
double TT Appaloosa.
Hugh "spanning the ages" Flynn
Newburyport, MA
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 7:55 PM Philip Williamson <
philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Recent discussions make me wonder,
I saw Grant's Brookstones at a local Outdoor shop when they were new, and
noticed how smart they were, but I couldn't afford them. I was assembling
my bikes from used parts!
I first saw Rivendell bikes on the Internet, read Grant's blog about the
trials of starting up Rivendell. I remember wanderin
MB1, Atlantis (Toyo) and a Heron Touring. Only the last has stayed with me, and
is on near-permanent loan to my trailer-pulling brother. That bike is the best
trailer tractor of all time. It is also the subject of one of the best
film-camera shots of my bikes ever. It is on the wall, not scanned
I own a Heron and Rambouillet, so I suppose I straddle the Proto and Golden
ages. However, I found out and fell in love with Rivendell during the Proto
phase. I suppose I still view anything but the original Road, Long Low, All
Rounder, Mountain (rare), and later customs as not "real" Rivendells
Yes Bruce, the slightly sloping top tube and 20mm extended head
tube...that was my Riv Road Standard.
The dropouts were flexible, though. That is, I don't like horizontal
dropouts all that much, and that's how the Road Standards were being built.
But they weren't so standard that you couldn't
I've been a Bridgestone/Grant/Riv/ admirer since back in the day, but I am most
enamored of the late eras, and the Clementine. This is mainly because I always
felt I could get to 90-95 percent of the ride quality of a Rivendell by
refurbishing older vintage bicycles.
But the Clementine, with it
Bruce, Chris Kostman had the first All Rounder. He had it up for sale a few
years ago. Steve
On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 7:57 PM bruce.herbit...@gmail.com <
bruce.herbit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Probably a good next thread, but does anyone know what the first Riv ever
> sold was? Is it Chris Kosterman'
Probably a good next thread, but does anyone know what the first Riv ever sold
was? Is it Chris Kosterman's?
Dave: If your bike has a sloping TT and extended HT, it is a Road Standard. My
early one has a level TT and normal HT and is, as shown in RR #2 from early
1995, just called a Road. Mi
Hunqabeam. Epic. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Hey, well considering that I bought one of the first Rivendell road
bikes, a silver-brazed majesty built by Waterford with Richard Sachs
lugs, considering at that point the model was called the "Road
Standard," if my memory serves.
Considering that the one Riv bike I have left, as categorized
That sounds like you're pretty clearly a "Golden Ager." The Roadeo is an
atavism of Proto/Early Golden Age road-oriented bikes.
Your 26" road Rivs are clearly sports of the breed, though.
Philip
Santa Rosa, CA
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> I joi
Clearly this epochs need to be added to the timeline Google Doc.
-J
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I joined in 1994, but as far as products go, my favorites cross epochal
boundaries: Road, Ram, Roadeo, Legolas, Quickbeam, Atlantis, Bombadil,
Hunquapillar. That takes me across 3 periods; which does the Roadeo belong
to?
I've owned 3 customs, a Sam, and a Ram.
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 5:55 PM, Ph
Another proto Riv here, I subscribed pre Riv, in the BOB days, and have yet
to find my large 26" wheeled AR. I have a custom road and an Atlantis, but
have been riding and enjoying 26" wheeled frames. The RTP and Thunderburt
rires are wonderful. Steve
On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 6:09 AM Eric Daume wr
That's a fun question.
I started with Riv early, as soon as I found them around RR3, coming from
my old college days Bridgestone catalogs.
I had a Romulus, too small, didn't really care for it.
For a long time, I wanted a 64cm Quickbeam, but one never came along at the
right time. My Crosscheck
2TTer
If a 2TT Waterford Hillborne could fold to fit inside my car I’d probably have
three. Instead I have only two, plus a remarkably touchpoint-similar Bike
Friday.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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2TTer on the cusp of Clemster/Roscoaen, I guess. I can’t recall exactly how I
first discovered Riv but it was definitely a web based discovery and very
likely a link from Sheldonbrown.com during my re-entry into cycling and needing
to update and refit my only bike at the time.
What stood out t
Beautiful lug work, better tubing, level to slightly sloped TT. Proto-Golden
Age is my fit.
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Here from the beginning - actually from the Bridgestone "3 catalogues" - and
have a special place in my heart for an A/R with "Rivendell" on the downtube.
But my favorites are all bikes I'm too short to ride, the double-tubers. Is it
because they're unattainable for me? Probably!
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Golden Era for sure. My ideal stable is:
- Rambo
- Saluki
-Yves Gomez/Betty Foy/Chen/Clem L
- non-Riv MOUNTAIN bike
My tastes were defined by that era in the first 3 slots. The last slot has
evolved over the years away from where GP has gone which is fine with me. I
have 3/4 of that plus a Rambo
No question, I am a Protozoid. I have owned and loved other Rivs, but my heart
and head is stuck in the 20th century when it come to Rivendell.
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Recent discussions make me wonder, what epoch of Rivendell bikes or
aesthetic most appeals to list members?
Which era do you identify with the most, or like the best?
Is it the era you first encountered Riv in, or did you look back through
the back catalog and say, "That's the one for me?" Or
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