The bike is sold. Thanks. On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 3:19:45 PM UTC-4, Dan Bracey wrote: > > Willing to sell Frame/Fork/Headset for $1500 shipped. > > On Friday, March 16, 2018 at 2:13:53 AM UTC-4, Dan Bracey wrote: >> >> Full image gallery here: https://imgur.com/a/axZDK >> >> I'm going to regret this, but for sale is a Waterford built 2006 A. Homer >> Hilsen that I have owned it since 2010. When I bought the bike, I thought >> I'd own it for the rest of my life, but it turns out that it just doesn't >> fit the type of riding I'm doing as well as I thought it would. It is one >> of the more beautiful frames I've ever put my eyes on and when I purchased >> it I painstakingly cleaned the frame and carefully touched up all the chips >> with matching enamel paint (first sign that I'm not a true "Riv guy"). >> >> The paint is darker blue than the current Homer and anyone that is paying >> attention knows that the AHH has gone through a lot of hues of blue over >> the years. I was also missing the brifter index shifting from my sportier >> road bike, so Homer's bar end shifters got swapped for a full Shimano >> Ultegra 6500 triple groupset (second sign that I'm not a true Riv believer) >> which I believe to be the last classically beautiful group that Shimano >> produced. I don't need to go into how great these frames are and how well >> they handle, or how beautiful they are, but I will say that the size 59 >> frame was on the verge of being too big for my 5'11" frame, but it was >> still comfortable for a couple of 100 mile plus rides that I did on it. The >> larger than normal sizing and the low seat post was one Grantism that I do >> believe in for this bike which made it extremely comfortable for long rides. >> >> Further details on the build are a full Nitto cockpit & seatpost >> including 46cm Noodle handlebars wrapped with brooks honey leather tape >> that could use some moisturizing but still has plenty of life. A set of >> classic Rivendell wheels: Rich-built, Phil-hubbed (NLA), Synergy Velocity >> rimmed, 36 spoke wheels with a Shimano 12/27 9 speed cassette. Jagwire >> silver cables throughout and Tektro R556 Sidepull brakes. >> >> The bike recently had a service from the top notch local shop including a >> replacement of the shift cables. >> >> Seeing as the groupset is not very "rivish", I'm happy to sell the bike >> minus the groupset, but I would prefer to sell complete. I will probably >> shed a few tears as I tape up the box on this one, but this is a bike that >> deserves to be ridden hard and often and I'm not doing that. >> >> Complete $2700 >> Less Shimano groupset, but including everything else, wheels, cockpit, >> etc. $2300 >> >> Will consider frame only, but prefer to sell complete >> >> Prices do not including shipping or fees. Located in Charlottesville, VA >> and happy to deal locally. >> >> Contact me by email - dlbra...@gmail.com >> >> Full image gallery here: https://imgur.com/a/axZDK >> >
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