Ahmed Your Hillborne looks great. I am in the market for one but in a larger size. If your's was a 58 I'd be all over it.
I do see there is a 60cm on Ebay with a starting bid of $2200.00. I am a little confused about that size tho as the chart I have shows a 58 and then a 62. I confess I haven't been following the Sams as closely as some on this list have, and so I don't have a good grasp on the heritage. Rivendell does seem to refine the bikes as the years go on. I noticed the current generation as shown on their website has different seat stay connections as yours. https://www.ebay.com/itm/165308900740?hash=item267d2da584:g:qd4AAOSwF0Vh9upF You might follow it to see where the bidding ends up to get an idea of what they bring there. Good luck. JP in Central NE On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 9:11:32 AM UTC-6 E. Ricky Creek wrote: > I hope you find a buyer, Ahmed. > I hope folks realize that the Hillborne was sort of the bike that started > the whole modern era of Rivendells, as I don't feel like the Hillborne gets > as much regard as the newer, evolved models. The Bomba came first as a 6 > degree upsloping tubed bike, but the Hillborne was the first of the Taiwan > expanded geometry bicycles that have come to exemplify Rivendell (this is > according to my fuzzy memory). It was meant to be a do all, beat it up, > ride it like crazy, never repaint it (I recall grant saying he hoped nobody > would ever repaint one), and pass it down to your children bike. I honestly > think anyone looking for a Riv and fits this 55cm Hillborne couldn't find a > better bicycle. I have had a super secret 56cm double TT Waterford > Hillborne since 2011 and it is a never sell for me. It was my primary > touring bicycle for a number of years, also commuter, shopper, and do all > bicycle. It can use drops or uprights. Folks seem to want a Riv mixte or > droptube, and I have had both and sold them both because I never actually > used the lower tube for stepping "in" to the bicycle, I still throw my leg > over, and with the expanded geometry of the Hillborne, you don't have to > worry about standover anyway. > Also, and this is again only my experience, I never got along with the > long wheelbase that the newer Riv's have. I much prefer the ride of my old > style Atlantis, Hillborne, and Simpleone. > I hope this helps anyone on the fence. > > > On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 11:10:33 PM UTC-6 Ahmed Elgasseir wrote: > >> Thanks Chris!!! >> >> On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 7:20 PM Chris Halasz <cha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ahmed >>> >>> The Sam is a very nice build and color - just one size too small for me. >>> >>> On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 1:06:31 PM UTC-8 Ahmed Elgasseir wrote: >>> >>>> PRICE DROP. I got absolutely no response at all so......... guess I am >>>> too high? OR No one wants a Hillborne these days? Make a reasonable offer. >>>> >>>> Ahmed in San Mateo >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 6:22:31 PM UTC-8 Ahmed Elgasseir wrote: >>>> >>>>> Let's try this again >>>>> For Sale my 55cm Hillborne. Purchased in 2019 from Riv. Velocity Atlas >>>>> 700c, Silver cranks and MKS pedals, Berthoud saddle, Nitto seatpost and >>>>> Nitto Dirtdrop stem, Crust/Nitto dropbars plus Brooks bartape with stem >>>>> shifter. Nitto front rack with Wald big basket. Only about 1k miles on >>>>> it. >>>>> Selling to thin the herd and make room for another build. $2900 and >>>>> prefer >>>>> local only. 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