Thanks! I'm thinking it would be fun to build you up something in a larger size, I'll keep my eye open.
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 9:44:21 AM UTC-5 max.c....@gmail.com wrote: > Philip, I saw this bike on CL and was very sad it wasn't in my size; it's > a beautiful build! If you ever have anything in the 58-60cm range, let me > know; I'm in your market! > > I remember a thread I stumbled across a few years back when I first got > into bike commuting called "What's the Poor Man's Rivendell" over on > bikeforums and it was an inspiration to me. Lots of great bikes on there. > Since then I've been through a few bikes as I commute daily to work. This > '86 Schwinn Cimarron is my current commuter and needs a few details, like > fenders, but is probably the closest I've come to the Riv style yet. > [image: IMG_20201110_113604536.jpg] > On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 1:26:59 PM UTC-5 philipr...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Bice ride. This one even ended up as a 650b for a while which made an >> already comfortable bike a complete barco-lounger! Currently up for sale in >> Dallas if anyone's interested. >> >> >> https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bik/d/dallas-trek-lugged-reynolds-city-build/7317177164.html >> >> [image: PXL_20210124_165847266.jpg] >> >> I also have an MB-6 single-speed build nearly finished, inspired by Riv's >> recent posting of the Bridgestone SS. >> On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 10:45:57 AM UTC-5 Clayton Stahnke wrote: >> >>> I've been an admiring (lurking?) member of this group for a few months >>> now and I've really wanted to post something for a while...but I don't have >>> any Rivendell frames (yet!). >>> >>> However, many of my builds are heavily Rivendell-inspired and I figured >>> I would share my latest project here with you all. The bike in question is >>> a 1987 Bridgestone 550 (53cm), so it's not too far off from a Rivendell ;) >>> >>> I purchased this bike off CL last summer as an impulse buy--I needed a >>> new project and the price point was just right for me. It was pretty much >>> entirely stock with only a few paint chips--I'd call this color "Blue >>> Sharpie" since most of the paint chips were inconspicuously filled in with >>> blue sharpie ink. I threw some bones at it to make it into a zippy >>> singlespeed, but it sat in the garage for most of its initial revival since >>> the 700cx25 wheelset was a bit too harsh for my tastes. >>> >>> Fast forward to last month, I was able to secure a sturdy 650b wheelset >>> (Thanks, David B!) and I took a stab at converting this beauty into a >>> "Track-lo-neur" of sorts. The photo below is the finished product and boy >>> howdy, what a world of a difference the wheelset makes for this bike. I >>> usually ride an Atlantis-ified Diamondback Apex around town, but this >>> Homebrew Saluki makes me feel like I'm back in my college days riding >>> around campus again. >>> >>> Any other Rivendell wannabes out there? I'd love to hear about your >>> inspired builds! >>> >>> -Clayton >>> >>> [image: IMG_1440.JPG] >>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/696569f7-91e6-4840-9841-378fdcf55b64n%40googlegroups.com.
