What's interesting about the Mountain model is it was the precursor to what most Rivs look like now with the sloping toptube. At the time it was the outlier among Rivbikes.
Joe Bernard On Friday, August 27, 2021 at 8:04:59 AM UTC-7 Steven Sweedler wrote: > Another big fan of these early off road Rivendells. I also keep a folder > of picture I get off this list of ARs and the less common mtbs. This one is > the ninth I have a picture of. Steve > Plymouth, NH > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 10:34 AM Ryan <ryte...@mts.net> wrote: > >> Nice shots. The sage green looks more like an A/R >> >> I'm trying to remember whether the mountain was still an option when I >> ordered my A/R in 1997...which I still have. Much as I applaud and admire >> what Grant is doing now, I love the classic Rivs >> >> On Friday, August 27, 2021 at 9:17:07 AM UTC-5 Marty Gierke, Stewartstown >> PA wrote: >> >>> What a nice bike! Here's some of the early info on the frame, and a >>> couple other Riv MTBs: >>> [image: Screen Shot 2021-08-27 at 10.00.22 AM.png] >>> >>> [image: $T2eC16VHJG!E9nm3p39bBQ)VR7Ymig~~60_57.jpg] >>> >>> [image: 4890873862_87910ea013_o.jpg] >>> Wish I had one myself! >>> >>> Marty >>> >>> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:54:17 PM UTC-4 Ryan wrote: >>> >>>> I thought it was an all-rounder at first...but Joe's right, once I >>>> looked at the clearances; it's the Riv Mountain...that is a beauty! Thanks >>>> for posting and look after that bike. A white whale for sure. >>>> >>>> Tell us the story. >>>> >>>> Ryan >>>> Winnipeg,MB >>>> >>>> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 9:20:22 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> Welcome Kazu! 🙋♂️ >>>>> >>>>> Holy Toledo that's a nice time capsule Riv. I believe the sloping >>>>> toptube makes it a Rivendell Mountain as opposed to the flatter-tube All >>>>> Rounder, and all that kit is from the catalogue pages of very early >>>>> Rivendell Readers. Mavic Starfish! >>>>> >>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>> On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 5:42:16 PM UTC-7 kaz...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello All, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am new to this forum! Glad I found you guys! I wanted to share >>>>>> with you my special Riv. I will just post the photos for now, I am >>>>>> curious >>>>>> to hear what some of the experts have to say about this bike. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Kazu >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0bc1ae7a-6afa-4288-a836-b9759611243en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0bc1ae7a-6afa-4288-a836-b9759611243en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > -- 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/de20fbd7-8158-4994-b4ac-6c0cedf2e869n%40googlegroups.com.
