HI Patrick,
I either never got your email or missed it entirely, which isn't unheard
of...
Like others have said, It's a Rosco Bubbe MT Mixte with 2.25 G-One Allround
tires.
-will
On Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 5:57:30 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> I sent an email to Will asking that
We tried to get a rivbike twitter account about a year ago, but the
name was taken.
It sat idle for a long time and we petitioned to get rivbike but no
luck, and rivendellbicycleworks is too long.
Now it appears to be up: http://twitter.com/rivbike
It uses our logo and website background, so it
including the first-ever Yves Gomez International Men's Mixte.
Check it out here, and have a good weekend.
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/137
Cheers,
John at RBW HQ
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that's not the riv parking lot.. hate to say
On Jun 22, 6:46 pm, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
This from a local buddy who went west and got a factory tour while he was
there.
I'm guessing that there is more than one Riv in the Walnut Creek employee
bike parking lot. What do you
Hey Mike,
Dave here at RBW-HQ.
The other day I came out to find that Keven had replaced the Jack
Browns on my Hilsen with the new Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 50s that we
just got in.
That's right 50s. They just BARELY clear at the chainstays. That's the
biggest possible tire you can get on there.
Funny how folks on hard-core downhill MTBs are dumbfounded by someone
riding uphill on a trail.
On Jul 6, 12:32 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Spent the weekend in San Luis Obispo helping my Cal Poly student
daughter set up a new apartment. While wife daughter were busy
to pursue.
I'll start it off.
I'd love to see the olive green Rivendell jersey come back. That was
wicked sweet, but was before I even knew about the company.
How about a 5 round embroidered patch of the logo. Full color. Would
be great to sew or iron on bags (like the Nigel Smythe
don't know what to think about this one. Introducing The Sam Houston
bike from Violet Crown Cycles:
http://www.violetcrowncycles.com/samhouston.php
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Chris, and everyone who might be having trouble:
Please call and ask Mark, our crack rack installer, for a tip or two,
if you are still stumped.
We're at 800 345 3918, Monday-Friday, 9-5.
Cheers,
John, recipient of Mark's installation generosity.
On Dec 6, 3:36 pm, boulderreccycle
and the rest
On Dec 18, 9:58 am, stevep33 steve...@gmail.com wrote:
I read that the Rivendell Reader 41 was going to be posted online a
while ago. I couldn't find it. Does anyone where or if it is posted?
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/78
Well, if it *is* a 63, it's the only one in the world. They started at
65cm.
Cheers,
John
On Dec 27, 5:14 pm, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
Looks like a great deal for you Redwoods out there.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rivendell-Redwood-Frame-Fork-Headset-and-Brakes-6
Yep. Need to go short with the stem on a mixte if you are considering
a drop bar,
especially ours with long effective top-tubes. We (generally) still
recommend
the albatross/dove bars on these frames.
Cheers,
John at Rivendell
On Feb 8, 10:13 pm, Dave C david.charles.carr...@gmail.com wrote
That sounds like some of the Rivendell staff, heading to Keven's place
at the beach from the Embarcadero, via The Wiggle-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggle
Cheers,
John, not among their number that day.
On Feb 9, 4:42 pm, J L subfas...@gmail.com wrote:
Spotted sunday 2/8/09 at Church
pedals, 9spd. The Petersen standard.
Everything works perfectly. I'm thinking complete bike for $1500
without saddle.
Please contact me via dave...@gmail.com and NOT VIA RIVENDELL since
this isn't official company business. Thanks!
Dave
510 229 0619
to this list.
All the best,
John
On Feb 12, 6:06 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:36 PM, james black chocot...@gmail.com wrote:
I have not received an email update from Rivendell for, I don't know,
three years? But I used to receive them regularly. I wonder
Our friends at The Country Bike Shop report that they have some
remaining Bleriots in stock- 49, 53, 55 and 57cm. Nice guys with nice
bikes.
Check them out here. http://www.countrybikeshop.com/
Cheers,
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Dear Mike, and all,
The latest word from Taiwan is that the Bettys will be here in 2
weeks, and the
Sams mid-April. The first run is always the slowest.
.
Once they arrive, we will start the builds (for those who purchased
them that
way) in the order that they were ordered. They will go faster
Hi,
The real live paper Reader 41 was delivered by the printer this
morning. It's a limited edition of 5,000 copies. We will be mailing
them out this week to everyone who sent in their $4 and address label.
Starting now, they are also available as part of a web order.
As mentioned on the site,
It can also be added to a PHONE order or mail order, too.
On Mar 9, 1:07 pm, John at Rivendell j...@rivbike.com wrote:
Hi,
The real live paper Reader 41 was delivered by the printer this
morning. It's a limited edition of 5,000 copies. We will be mailing
them out this week to everyone who
,
as they are pretty unique models.)
The new Rivendell Reader goes into good detail on the Hillborne, and there
are some more ref's on the bicycle model page on the Riv site.
RR Online link -http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/114
Bike Differences
Charthttp://www.rivbike.com/products/list
,
John at RBW HQ
On Mar 28, 8:11 am, Chris fourf...@gmail.com wrote:
so, are they still being sold?
On Mar 28, 5:58 am, John at Rivendell j...@rivbike.com wrote:
Great summary, Jim!
Cheers,
John
On Mar 24, 9:35 am, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 3/24/09 4:38 AM
, I'd join his cluboh wait a minute.
On Apr 14, 8:31 pm, Paul Sanders clown.emp...@gmail.com wrote:
Rivendell is a fascinating company to me, on many levels. The groans (to
me) are actually what I love most about them. I bought their wool penant and
have it on my office wall
PS: And we never forget that we wouldn't be around without the support
of a lot of really nice people. We are always very appreciative of
that.
All the best,
John at RBW
On Apr 15, 6:13 am, John at Rivendell j...@rivbike.com wrote:
The good news is we don't have a philosophy, and we don't
Probably Bay Area local sale only, since it would be a bear to pack.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/1165684514.html
Cheers,
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; but if you try
the gallery it works great.
Michael
On May 18, 9:18 pm, Dick Gilpin dgil...@cox.net wrote:
Hi. Just thought I share with you some pictures of my new built-up
Bombadil
frame. I placed my order when Rivendell first started taking orders
(around
September 2007). I
i started with a pair of col de la vies on my bleriot. i wanted
something better for trails, but couldn't afford a new set of tires,
so i just bought one Fatty Rumpkin for the rear. that dragster setup
worked just fine for me. no problems at all... and that's about a 5mm
difference in size from
We have some stuff to sell, but not enough for a full-blown garage
sale, so we are going to try a different approach.
Every Saturday, we will put out 20 garage sale-worthy things in the
driveway, and (hopefully) sell them. We will repeat every Saturday
until they are gone. We will shoot for a
26, 9:57 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:54 PM, John at Rivendell j...@rivbike.com wrote:
We have some stuff to sell, but not enough for a full-blown garage
sale, so we are going to try a different approach.
Every Saturday, we will put out 20 garage
the items online would be great because I live
3000 miles away and going to the sale is obviously not a reality.
On May 26, 12:54 pm, John at Rivendell j...@rivbike.com wrote:
We have some stuff to sell, but not enough for a full-blown garage
sale, so we are going to try a different approach
will join us.
You're on your own with food, bikes, gear, etc. but can arrange to borrow a
demo bike and even demo camping gear if arranged ahead of time. It's a
great opportunity to try out something new!
The charge is $50 to cover our camp site, some low-carb snack food, and
gets you a $25 Rivendell
Forgot to mention...
We will be leaving Rivendell HQ at 4pm, so meet here by at least 3:30.
We'll be back at Riv HQ by noon on Sunday.
Cheers,
keven
On Monday, April 8, 2013 12:59:03 PM UTC-7, keven@rivendell wrote:
Hello All-
We will be hosting a Spring Camp Out this Saturday, April 27th
Hello All-
Rivendell Spring Camp is rapidly approaching this upcoming Saturday. It's
looking like we will have perfect weather.
There are 3 remaining spaces available. Join us!
The plan is to meet here at Rivendell by 3:30 for a 4pm departure. We will
be back at Rivendell between 11am
Hello All!
Water is available at the camp site.
Cheers,
keven
On Monday, April 22, 2013 10:18:23 PM UTC-7, Reid wrote:
Hey Keven -- Does the camping site have water or do we need bring our own?
Thanks,
Reid
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Hey guys. Selling my Chris King Classic Cross Wheelset. It's in
great shape. Silver. Maybe 500 miles? Under 1000 for sure. 28 spoke
front hub laced to a silver DT 1.1 rim. 32 spoke rear hub laced to a
silver Mavic Open Pro rim. Built by the guy you want to have building
your wheels:) $500.
Hi all! Keven from Rivendell here. Wondering if I could get a body count
of who all is planning on coming out for the S240. We're trying to figure
out the best spot on the mountain for the group. Leaving later in the day
is never a bad idea if we are hoping to slide somewhat under the radar
Announcing the first ever Rivendell Grin Fundo.
What?: A friendly, fun, Rivendell-sanctioned event that involves bike
riding, camping, low carb snacks and good company.
Who?: You’re invited!
When?: August 24th. Departing Rivendell at 3pm. Back by 1pm on Sunday.
Where?: We’ll lead you
The first ever *Rivendell Grin Fundo* is on for this Saturday, August 24th.
There are 4 spots remaining. Come and join us!
We'll be leaving Riv to head towards Mt. Diablo at 3pm on Saturday. Demo
bikes are available for loan, just let me know ASAP. We've got some extra
camping gear, too
We'll have a pdf of it on the site or blug within a day or two.
On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 10:53:51 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Is there any way for someone who does not subscribe to get behind the
paywall to see the text?
Thanks.
On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:39 AM, 'richard sulkes'
I don't detect MUCH confusion about why we want to open a few dealers, but
maybe there's some, so here's the whole thing: Our sales have been about
$2.85 million a year for several years straight (a 5-year low of $2.8, and
two years of $2.9) I don't know whether that sounds high or low,
We always try to listen!
As many with shipping experiences in small businesses have noted, it's a
continuing source of angst...but we try to do our best. The time spent
picking and packing a $10 order can be the same or more than for a $200
order, and although we appreciate any order, when we
> >
> > On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 8:09:06 PM UTC-6, Mark in Beacon wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes, but uh-oh, right before the awesome grilling footage, a bicycle
> >> careening down the road with a fagot of branches precariously perched
> on a
> >>
mewhere. I welcome complaints because it gives us a
chance to understand each other. I might not break, but I might bend a
little. Never hurts to ask.
Sincerely,
Dave Schonenberg
General Manager
Rivendell Bicycle Works
d...@rivbike.com
(925) 933-7304
On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 2:31:35 PM UT
Right, Joe. Here's the whole short story: When somebody buys a bike, we
have to account for the possibility that they'll smash a fork in a wreck.
We don't keep statistics on this, but it's got to be way less than 1
percent, and way more than zero (as the bent Roadeo fork in the current
BLUG
We have considered the re-muv-a-plate and have not totally rejected it. I
think I'm the only one here who has any misgivings at all, but I'm also the
one who'd get in trouble if Joe Blow blew it with the bolts and got
hurt--and tragically, that influences things, sometimes. I feel an emoticon
Somebody already said it, but here's a repeat with some background. Shellac
comes off the tree as a solid, and is liquified for use with denatured
alcohol, its solvent. So denatured alcohol has to make the list of Go To
shellac removers...and related to that...the gel form of alcohol may stay
MCGUIAR'S car wax is the stuff Joe Bell recommends. We've used it now and
then. About 17 years ago a guy got a custom fixie bike, and don't wonder
why, there was no good actual reason, but I put a rare earth magnet on it
for some reason. Maybe to hold a piece of paper on it. That is beside the
Atlantis,
> Hilsen
> sound international
>
> Legolas,
> Bombadill,
> Rivendell,
> sound like the books/movies
>
> Hunqapillar
> sounds like a wooly mammoth rampant on a field of single track.
>
> Appaloosa and Glorious
> sound elegant and dreamy.
>
> Hubba
Former ultra-p/t BikeBookHatchet employee. Kind of a bummer. She loved the
bike, but...yep.
On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 8:38:23 PM UTC-8, Kurt Manley wrote:
>
> $700, Listed on CL in 2 cites far apart. Possibly legit but if you are
> missing a Cheviot you might want to take a look.
>
>
Dang, it's a bummer for me. I don't understand it. The CLEM..my god, it's
dang perfect---or at least, it came out the way I'd intended, and is such a
good deal. This makes me feel like a failure. I can see selling bikes after
years--things change, maybe the need for sudden money, maybe some
2016 at 1:40 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <
> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > wrote:
>
>> Well that is some bittersweet news. No doubt she is stepping into a new
>> challenge, but she was always a pleasure to deal with and seemed to be a
>> more or less permanent
I am not fluent here and tried to respond to other comments about it, then
gave up and thought I could do it here & this way...wondering all the while
whether this is what "thread thwacking" is. Anyway, this isn't the last
word on it, just our experience and observations.
It looks best and
Maybe this has been addressed already, but when Deore came out in '85 or
'84 or '86, it came with a deer head logo, all the bike riders in my clique
figured the Japanese guys misspelled "deer," but then there was the
possibility of "de-ore" being some international befuddling name for "of
On the topic of secrecy and open-ness---it's probably fine to post to
Forumists...my concern is that it's a first for us to be so out there with
bikes that are still being developed, and I did n't want naysayers or
advisors up the wazoo. There have been a few, not many, and it's been
I haven't read the responses, but it is SLIGHTLY disturbing that a possible
crack like this goes public before it comes to us. It's life in 2016, and I
harbor no anything, but it's not a direct way, and it is embarrassing. If
the second-owner of this frame contacts us directly, -- well, as the
We have deposits for the first run-o-Rubbes and are planning (designing
another now). So far, so good. Most of the forks are Sams, but there are
some others. We're trying hard NOT to overlap existing models. Like, we
have no tall-tall Sam, but we have forks for a 64, so we can do something
BB spindle length:
It's always safe and usually best to use the bb the crank maker recommends,
or (more to the point) a dimensional equivalent. I'm not going to address
taper here, just quick notes about length. It comes down to chainline,
which has nothing to do with the chain. Almost
Roadini will be more of a "Slim CLEM" road bike. We'll toe the line (as
I've said) btw useful braze-ons and "sending the wrong message about what
the bike is for" braze-ons—and the same for clearances/tire compatibility.
<---those will be Roadeo-like.
The Rambouillet and Romulus were lugged
We sell about 40 a year--laughable by some standards, but it's one a week
in a teacher's year. (Apologies to teachers who work in the summer).
On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 9:47:52 PM UTC-7, Don Compton wrote:
>
> I bought a Roadeo the first year they were available and it's been my main
> and
I'd always wanted to do a lugged tandem, but we can't afford the tooling
for it, it would be extreemly suicidal, and it would take many
tandem-curious people out of the running. A tandem is rarely the most
ridden bike, and a super expensive one risks becoming a objet d'guilt or a
at least
To speculateurs and 'teuses:
Le Roadini..hm. I didn't realize we'd announced anything yet, but since le
chat is out of the mussette, here's 100 percent of what there is to know
about it:
1. It's not going to duplicate or overlap too much any existing bike except
the Roadeo. No "85 percent Sam,
We have 47/50cm Saluki/Hilsens, 46cm Appaloosas, 45/51cm Clems &
Clementines & 51cm Sams IN STOCK.
50cm Cheviots on the way
Dave Schonenberg
http://www.rivbike.com
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Bikes generally grow taller way faster than they grow longer, and
so...bigger bikes are top-heavy. "Top-heavy" isn't exactly a scientific
description, but it's a way to casually talk about the proportions of
weight-up-high to wheelbase-down-low. For hundreds of decades, the longest
chainstays
Years ago there was a Noodle-shaped exactly handobar with a bulge, not a
sleeve in the middle, and it weighed like 60g less, so we called it a
superlight Noodle bar, and it WAS a noodle by bend, and we named it after a
Japanese (since it is made by NITTO) buckwheat noodle. Not Udon, which is
Clue should've been high carb / low carB--not "car". And it's a bar we
don't sell anymore. Dove bar. Meat (if a real dove), and ice cream /
chocolate confection for the high carb.
Buckwheat was SOBA bar.
I'll try to post the key--need roman's help converting excel file to JPEG.
Internet was
I think the whole dedication read (according to memory, even tho I have a
copy in the next room): To BF Skinner ... the most misunderstood person of
all time...and Bob Dylan...it's the least I can do and the only thing I can
think of. My thinking was that most people "learn" about skinner not
Sometimes the maker requires a minimum retail price--for a small variety of
good or at least well-intended reasons. VP-001 was one of those, but it's
not the only one, for sure. If (for example) the Min Sell Price (MSP) of X
is $80 and a seller complies because compliance is generally good when
downhill eCumbents?<---dat da diff direction?
pm me please, P.
G
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 4:04:44 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>
> I’m going to be riding off a different direction. Thank you all on this
> group — you have helped me tremendously as I’ve dived into wrenching and
>
Dang, I just wrote a Pulitzer-worthy post, then went back for a fact-check
and came back and couldn't find it, and now I'm in no mood to try to do it
again, so I'll just lay 'er out there:
B347 is "Dove bar" RBW was the first-in-memory to import it.
B352 is "Albatross" -- same story
At least
We like them because they have a flattish ramp and a the only good looking
ana-bend ever. I THINK the consensus here is that a Noodle still wins (my
vote, but that's to be expected, I'm sure)...but we don't automatically
dislike handlebars we didn't design! It's a nice bar. The reach is super
The only lug that doesn't allow angle-versatility is the CLEM lug, which is
why we got the curvy seat stays--so we could make the chainsays the length
we wanted. The upper seat stay socket is cast into the lug, so isn't
variable. But structurally, it is SUPER.
The lug and seat stay cap combo
The Pantaloon screwhead was...not serious. I'd never even heard about it
until I googled "unusual screw heads" or something like that. D-ring and
slot, and the slot is sized for a dime.
On Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 6:08:28 AM UTC-7, Dave Johnston wrote:
>
> Pentelope? Does that mean I can't
Shifter pos: The "fwd" pos works better, doesn't put the lever too high in
the "up" pos. It puts it farther away in the D-pos, but still easily in
reach.
The lack of metal washer: Ideally it would be oil-stuffed bronze, but that
would've been an underappreciated black-hole money-sucker. I've
The $30-or-so Wald basket with support struts might not mesh in with one's
sense of asthetics, but as a cheap fantastic way to carry a decent front
load, it is hard to beat. Strapping a standalone basked (Wald MED) onto a
suitable standalone rack, then or not adding a Shopsack MED with or
We got an iBert to test out about 8 years ago, and found the same thing.
I've seen a few around, always rigid-forward arms trying to reach the flat
bars. The iBert seems to need a superlong TT (CLEM has) and Bosco-style
bars. Not sure it'll mount on CLEM-L. As I remember it, it needed a top
Thanks for reading it--that's it, as intended, 100 percent, Eamon. As the
world gets more crowded, there's a need for more tolerance.
There's an out of print book (it's Amazon-usedbookable) called The Human
Zoo, written by Desmond Morris. His take on what goes on in a crowded world
that doesn't
Short answer is: New washers seem fine. Longer answer is below.
THey're still not breakproof, but they're a different plastic than the
early ones, and none of these has broken. I've got a bristly take on those
washers, probably not a popular one, but here it is--
Plastic (of some sort) is an
The Rodin theme was too obvious to adopt, but it was always in the
background. It'll likely be a frame only, but we're thinking about whole
bike, and that's not ruled out. Maybe some of each. It may follow CLEM and
have a seat lug. Sam is already a good road bike, but the clearances big
you to
r shifters, stock up now. The Silver 2
>> looks like it'll be a way better thumb shifter, a somewhat better barcon
>> shifter, and an amusingly ironic downtube shifter. Most importantly (to
>> me), is that if you want to embolden Rivendell Bicycle Works to keep
>> p
There is a lot going on with tire sizes, but it's so much, and is such a
combination of obvious simplicity and actual and made up complication and
opionion, that the only way to talk about it, the only way I could, would
-- well, it requires being able to type three overlapping words at a time,
The ISO (int'l standards org) has crystal clear recommendations for inner
rim width and tire width, but they're not regulations. A couple of years
ago I posted them in some form somewhere--and we had an internal talk about
them--and all of us here and tons of you there have had the
Ted wrote me a super nice and encouraging note either in '94 winter after
Bstone announced its closing or early '95, in the first weeks of
RBW---complimenting the XO-1 among other things, and it started a 25-year
friendship. It was the first time I was aware of a stranger from faraway
On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 10:46:16 AM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote:
>
> I just referred someone to MUSA shorts on another forum - now I can't find
> even knickers on Rivbike?
> What's us?
>
MUSA may be the longest-running flop in the RBW micro-empire. As anybody
who knows me knows, I am never
The HHH crank PLAN is for 44x34x24 with 38T timing rings, and only the 44
aluminum---because small rings wear faster and timing rings--not sure if
the straight chainpath reduces wear enough to compensate for the aluminum
so we just went with steel. The cost diff was not a factor--we save a
lanation or goofing off,
it's simple.
I know that Rivendell has had an influence, and you can't HAVE an influence
without immediately being somewhat copied and spread around by distant
friends of former first cousins and colleagues. It would be
weird/inconsistent/greedy/disingenuous to believ
BSNYC *was* much-needed and still is. Humor is subjective, but heck--he's
pretty funny. He cusses, but in the big picture and certainly now, that's a
small deal--and this from somebody who didn't swear once until he was 19,
and then only because I trout I'd been working on all evening took the
I'm no fountain pen fanatic, but I know two who are, and they're also bike
and camera people, so I know it must be dangerous. I have a Waterman
something-or-other that my mother-in-law gave to me several years ago, and
since then I've bought three Lamy pens, which are cheap enough--$35 to $45,
The "bad blood" is that the guy who used to own and started Frost River
stole our designs and said they were his...and that was after many generous
and helpful-in-money ways gestures on our part to help his business get
started and stay afloat. It was a bummer, but he was desperate, and I
The stoker stem works with bosco bars (in stock) and with an incoming newer
Choco bar that we are getting in mid May. Same as the other chocos but the
clamp sleeve is longer to accommodate the double clamps. Current chocos
don't have a wide enough clamp area.
-Dave
On Wednesday, April
Tubes are the same starting length, just cut shorter for smaller bikes--so
that's not it. We can still do the tiny American bikes, but "doing them"
amounts to keeping the possibilities open, which is fine and easy, but
we'll get zero to one orders for 47 Atlantis per year...and even so,
t; ones as historical references?
>
> Doug Peterson
>
> On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 1:24:58 PM UTC-8, Grant @ Rivendell wrote:
>>
>> On the tube top question---
>>
>> There is "on paper" length and "anatomical effect." On paper the Joe Ap
>> is
On the tube top question---
There is "on paper" length and "anatomical effect." On paper the Joe Ap is
longer, but that means you ride a 9 instead of an 11 stem. And the higher
bars possible with the Appa bring back them back toward you more and at the
same time have a lengthening effect on
The Atlantis won't go away forever and never for long and maybe not at all,
and redundancy has been our calling card and anchor all along...because
Rivendell bikes are all good for more than one thing. How is a good commute
bike different than a good touring bike? You might have historical
igured out for the world, I just know what my
preferences are, and I'm not dumb enough to think everybody's like me or
should be...or like Rivendell. Plus, there's so much variety out there, and
it's fun to try it. From a totally purely RBW business tactical approach---
which never kicks in entirely wit
Maybe it's been made clear, but the brief history is that we ordered the
62, 58, 55, 51, 48 and they came measured that way to the point on the seat
lug. We overlooked this, and it turns out the normal measuring way was 1cm
less. A cm is nothing when it's part of a 6-deg upsloping top tube,
cm Appaloosa this past weekend and loved
> it. Frames, or completes, that small are hard to find (and it seems that
> Rivendell might not be making many production models in those sizes
> anymore.) Dose anyone have any leads on a 46cm Appa, a 45cm Clem H, or
> something similar?
&g
The old song updated and fantasticized, Martin! Good work.
The low horizontal tube makes it a "Laddie Lifter,"a term we've used
--along 'lady lifter," depending--many times around here. Gotta love a
Laddie Lifter. I also triangulates the BB area, reducing flex/fatigue
there. Even without it,
Freddie Hoffman has ridden more than 1.5 million miles with an
upright-swept back handlebar. In the '80s he averated 50,000 miles per
year. We've covered him in the RR, he's been written up here and there...it
can be done.
On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 9:16:50 AM UTC-7, Peter Turskovitch wrote:
>
We have both HT and non-Heat Treated SILVER tubing...and one of my BLAHG
posts within the last 5 weeks had an explanation. On the Taiwan frames we
use non-HT tubes, which are better (for reasons explained in the post). For
the American frames we use HT, because there's a belief (that I don't
Hey John,
Echo all the sympathies etc from the great emo support and good advice
group here. Here's what Riv can add--
We have an unofficial non-policy of mimizing the financial fixit or
replacement pain for hard-luck cases, accidents. Let me repeat the
unofficial part. We do it often as we
In about 6 wks, by about Dec 10, we'll have 20 total/6 sizes UP TO 59cm of
the Frank Jones Sr, a singlespeed frame designed for Blue Lug, our Tokyo
dealer. We made 20 extras for us.
• seat lug (new socket style, but made for 3-deg upslope) and head lugs
(custom style)
• fillet-braed bb
•
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