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 where it had to be, and back then my bar was about 3-4" below saddle. (And, I used a Cinelli Giro d'Italia with 26.4 mm clamp; I had to do some serious stretching to get it into the 25.4, and very, very wide, clamp of the T-Bone. Thank God for steel.)
Really, I think that the XO-1 was really the beginning of a Grantian design trend that led through the All Rounder, the Sam Hill, the various country bikes, and on to the long-stayed sweepback bar bikes of today's product portfolio (if I can borrow a bidniss term). One can jump in and jump out where one likes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 12:48 PM Will Rhea <will.e.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 tube was shortish also. At the end I set it up > with Albatross bars on an old, super-long Nitto-made steel stem off an old > Specialized S-Works mtn bike to bring the bars up and out, and I rode it > that way for years. > > That said, I really like my Rivs, which are all bigger (63cm Rom, 64cm QB, > 63cm Hilsen, 62cm Hunqa). I'm running fillet-brazed Bosco Bullmoose bars > on the Hunqa, and it's just a dream to ride. I used to take it offroad > more, but now it's an all-weather, day/night, racked and basketed beast of > burden. The Rom is my "road" bike that's a blast on dirt roads too. The > Hilsen is currently out of commission as it needs a new rear wheel (rim got > a chunk taken out of it), and it has also gotten a lot of commute miles and > some touring. > > Cheers, > > -br > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 2:31 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 better," and so it proved. In >> fact, my first custom was sorta-kinda based on the All Rounder, but with >> geometry tweaked for road, and full road tubing and lugs. >> >> The XO--1 was very clearly an idea and product at the beginning of a >> process. Riv's road models and all road models are now much, much better -- >> as good as the XO-1 was in its day. >> >> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 3:05 PM Bill Rhea <will.e.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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, Sackville), and plenty >>> of wool. >>> >>> First Bridgestone was a 1992 X0-1, which I just gave to my son-in-law to >>> use. Tons of commute miles and touring on that one. >>> >>> Second Bridgestone was an X0-5, bought for $99 on Bridgestone USA's last >>> day of business. This was a great commuter when I was in grad school. >>> >>> First Riv was a Quickbeam from the first production run, now set up with >>> an S3X fixed 3sp hub. I may need to find a home for this, as it's less >>> practical for my needs / geography these days. But what a sweet ride.... >>> >>> Second Riv was a Romulus, which I broke but had repaired. This is now >>> my only bike without racks and fenders, set up with NOS parts for L'Eroica >>> CA. This is my only non-commuting bike. >>> >>> Third Riv was an A. Homer Hilsen, which I got while the Romulus was >>> being repaired. >>> >>> Fourth Riv was a gray Hunqapillar from the first production run. This >>> one has more miles than any of the others, and is my everyday go-to >>> commuter and load hauler. >>> >>> I can safely say that my bike experience over the last 20 years has been >>> positively enhanced by Riv products and cyclosophy. >>> >>> -br >>> >>> >>> On Friday, January 11, 2019 at 11:25:13 AM UTC-8, Abcyclehank wrote: >>>> >>>> Anyone want to add themselves and their Rivendell fleet or history to a >>>> POSITIVE ONLY commentary on how Grant and RBW has affected your >>>> relationship riding bikes in the spirit of JUST RIDE in all it details. >>>> >>>> For a starting tease: I currently have 10 Rivendell’s in a fleet of 16 >>>> bikes for my family of four (2 adult children). >>>> >>>> Ryan “equally proud and embarrassed” Hankinson >>>> West Michigan >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And >> though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the >> hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* >> --- J.R.R. 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