I respectfully suggest you consider a A Homer Hilsen in a 47.5 or 51 cm frame, if you really want a Rivendell. It has all the improvements G Peterson learned from the Road Standard and has light tubing. Horizontal dropouts are not as easy to work around as vertical ones, & the AHH accommodates much wider tires and 9 speed components. I'm sure the RS is a very nice vintage frame. Just my 2 cents.
John Hawrylak Woodstown NJ On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 2:42:26 PM UTC-5 Adrianna T wrote: > Definitely a toss up at the moment because of price, and how I am not sure > it will be 100% a perfect fit. But it's tempting because of the color and > how it's not that common to come by. > > I don't actually own a Riv at the moment, but have ridden a friend's > Roadeo, and loved it; so either I go into this for the heck of it, or I try > to get a new Roadini, Roadeo or Atlantis. I have a fancy modern gravel bike > right now, which I like, but I think for the same weight I probably prefer > the Riv style of things. > > On Monday, January 17, 2022 at 9:08:32 PM UTC-8 Corwin wrote: > >> The Mountain Bike Museum sells lots more than frames... >> >> Every time I go by there, I am tempted by at least a couple of their >> bikes. >> >> >> Corwin >> On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 5:06:47 PM UTC-8 Cyclofiend Jim wrote: >> >>> Didn't realize the Mountain Bike Museum was selling frames.... >>> Road Standard dimensions are on this never-quite finished resource - >>> http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/ >>> >>> Here's the direct link to the image >>> http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/gen1/rivcat05_framespecs.jpg >>> >>> I will say it sort hurts to hear a '95 described as "vintage".... but >>> there ya go. >>> >>> Good frame - won't have quite the tire clearances we're seeing on more >>> recent models, of course. Horizontal dropouts, too. >>> >>> Jim >>> On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 4:49:47 PM UTC-8 Adrianna T wrote: >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> I saw this ad and I am very tempted: >>>> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/d/fairfax-wow-beautiful-1995-rivendell/7429374409.html >>>> >>>> I'm going to see it next week to decide. >>>> >>>> 1. I am 5' 5 female, any ideas on whether this will fit me? >>>> >>>> 2. This will be my first vintage bike, and I am so excited! Any other >>>> tips or advice on this particular frame? >>>> >>>> -Adrianna >>>> >>> -- 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/dbd5dca8-7448-4d56-8c50-9d72e0460201n%40googlegroups.com.
