Has it been repainted at some point? On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > UPS delivered mine today. a 1995 RBW (made at Waterford). Someone posted > that the WI shop used heavy tubing and I was afraid that my Rivvie would > feel more like a Batavius. I put it on a scale after opening the box, and > the frame, fork, and Chris King head set all together scale at 5 1/4 lbs. > Now, my thin wall, tig welded (and sold last year) 853 race bike had a 3.1 > lb frame and a 1.1 lb carbon fork, and omitting a headset that was 4.2 lbs. > So, for a one pound weight advantage, it seems to me that I get way more > bike frame. I'm good with that. I was surprised in fact with how light the > frameset was when I lifted it out. > > Tonight I just measured the frame (easy to do when nothing is on it) and > tried it out for general fit using parts in the garage. Some pics are at my > Flickr page (fullylugged) It will be a 650B conversion build. That size is > what you see in the pictures. > > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3273676064_d01f174628_b.jpg > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/3273677306_4535636735_b.jpg > > > I've got some parts to use, still looking for others. Looking forward to > some fun too! > > > > >
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