I agree with Joel on the sizing estimate. Unfortunately, I fall within that range, and I'm building up another frame intended for a similar purpose as this one. So this beautiful frame is quite distracting and annoying.
I will attempt to console myself that my base for such a build is the humble (and much less expensive) VO Polyvalent. Does anyone know what size wheels the Rivendell custom is designed around? Wait, don't tell me. On Apr 22, 11:00 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > Looking at the photos only, frame sizing appears to be for someone > around 5'6" to 5'9" or so. If it were a bit taller, it would be ideal > for my coaster brake vision. > > On Apr 22, 10:49 am, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Jim M. <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I walked over to Riv HQ yesterday and took a look around. The > > > abandoned custom is the blue, fixed-gear MTB from the SD show. I hope > > > someone buys it as is. It is a unique and beautiful bike. The BB is > > > fillet brazed because they didn't have a lug for the angles, spacing > > > etc. The bike was designed for someone in a place with fewer hills > > > than around here. I like riding fixed off-road but only with 2 brakes. > > > No rear brake causes a lot of skidding on the steeps, which isn't good > > > for the trails. An extra gusset at the DT/HT intersection was > > > requested, like a Bombadil. That's the missing piece. > > > Interesting, sounds like whoever the customer was they were trying to > > end up with a Rivendell version of the Surly Instigator. Odd to have > > an $800 paint job on a bike obviously built for rugged riding. I > > understand not wanting to redo a Joe Bell paint job to go back and add > > the gusset, but it certainly seems like the bike would work well for > > someone as-is. I think that Pacenti crown works really well on the > > bike, even if it's not a Riv piece. > > > -- > > Bill Connell > > St. Paul, MN > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
