On Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 8:46:26 PM UTC-7, RonaTD wrote: > > On Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 8:21:48 PM UTC-7, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: > > So what's the difference, other than lugs? I ask because I have an old > Rivendell that looks like yours, and I always thought it was an AR. > > That’s a beautiful bike! > > My recollection is that the original three models, Road, A/R, and D/M, > were modeled after the Bridgestone RB, XO, and MB models, respectively, in > terms of geometry and tubing selection. My D/M is definitely “stout”, has > very little BB drop, a lot of top tube rise, lots of tire clearance (though > I wish it had a bit more for fender clearance), high trail front end. And, > in stark contrast to the direction Grant has gone since those early days, > it has what Riv might now consider comically short chain stays. > > One detail difference is that my D/M has vertical rear dropouts, while > most A/Rs I think used horizontals.
Ah! That last detail may establish the identity, since mine has horizontal rear dropouts (which is a pain when fendering the bike). Thank you! -- 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.
