I noticed this in the Sheldon Brown / Grant Petersen interview Will posted on the site this week. The interview is undated but it must be from around 1996 because Grant mentions Reader No. 7 and my copy has a postmark date of May 1996. I'd wager Grant's answer in 2022 would be much different!
*bikesite:* If you could have any - but only one - bike to ride for the rest of your life, which would it be? *Grant Petersen:* "One bike" wouldn't be a hardship, and the answer comes easy. It would be a Rivendell All-Rounder, with a Brooks B.17 saddle, Ritchey Crossbite 1.1 tires, a Ritchey double with 48 x36 rings and a 13 x 28 6-speed cluster, SunTour bar end shifters, any derailleurs (I don't care), a Phil bb---it's pretty much a bike we sell, and that's why we sell it. On Friday, April 15, 2022 at 6:23:05 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote: > Hmmm. I have already responded but now I'm thinking.. Gus Boots would be a > great pick. I could go literally anywhere, just not especially fast, and > carry anything I could want to. Probably run 50ish mm tires and fenders > most of the time, but swap on some 2.6" knobbies for trail rides. Hmmm. > Yes, that would do nicely. > > And has the low TT! > > Let's be honest though my answer will change every day which is why I have > five bikes. > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 6:37 PM Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Pam! >> >> 54.3cm ST x 63cm ETT. Which sounds wacky for me at 5'-7" but Grant >> designed it for my arthritic wrists to have a really high bar reaching way >> back. I cheated a bit by eventually replacing the Bosco it was supposed to >> run for a tall-and-stubby DirtDrop stem and Leah Bars. Oops, sorry, I mean >> Billie Bars! (It's Leah's favorite bar, she's talked a lot of us into them >> 🙂) >> >> It's a mostly-roads design not intended to carry heavy loads or tackle >> crazy trails. Zippy and fun! >> >> On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 6:21:25 PM UTC-7 Pam Bikes wrote: >> >>> Once you have a mixe-ish dropped tube, you won't go back to a horizontal >>> top tube. Just like dyno lights. Great looking bike. What size is it? I >>> bet it's fun to ride. >>> >>> On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2:30:02 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> Steel, mixte, this one! I'll own this bicycle as long as I can pedal it >>>> and maybe even after that cuz it's so fun to look at. >>>> >>>> Btw as this is a Leah thread I should give her a shoutout for the >>>> design of my Rivendell Custom. It has the mixte-ish dropped tube because >>>> she believes in them and I decided she's right! >>>> >>>> #toptubeswhoneedsem >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> >>>> On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 10:28:38 AM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>> >>>>> The expected answer from me, of the bikes I own, would be the Bombadil >>>>> - but I'm not so sure I can say that confidently. It has the versatility >>>>> and tire clearance to be a one-bike, even for my high varied riding (from >>>>> brevets to mountain bike trails), but I like how the Hillborne rides >>>>> more! >>>>> The Hillborne also has a little more TT clearance for me, which may >>>>> become >>>>> a bigger deal over time, and it's still stout enough for me to carry a >>>>> full >>>>> camping load. Only downside is the tire size limitation... Ideally I'd >>>>> get >>>>> a custom that is basically a Hillborne that fits 48's with fenders, but >>>>> that would be hard to justify ... mind you, think of all the money I'd >>>>> save >>>>> selling four of my five bikes haha! >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, 2 April 2022 at 06:22:50 UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> [image: 1154624B-CA95-4486-9D2B-97EF158D1790.jpeg][image: >>>>>> 3F33C3A3-4976-4724-8514-59BFF118CA62.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>>> If you follow Rivendell on Instagram, they asked their followers a >>>>>> fun question yesterday: >>>>>> >>>>>> You get one bike for the rest of your life - what frame material, and >>>>>> what style - mixte or normal? >>>>>> >>>>>> Attached is a screenshot of Grant’s quote and Betsy Streeter’s art. >>>>>> >>>>>> What a question! The frame material and style is easy - I love a >>>>>> Rivendell steel mixte, but only one? In the end, my #1 is my raspberry >>>>>> Platypus, but I’d cry real tears if parted from my Clem L or my shopping >>>>>> Platypus. Up until 2020 I was a one bike gal, but I am really savoring >>>>>> having a trio of bikes set up for different enjoyments. I chose the >>>>>> raspberry mixte as my One Bike Forever because it’s the most beautiful, >>>>>> does whatever I want it to, and has heaps of sentimental value. >>>>>> >>>>>> What would be your One Bike Forever? Do you have that bike or is it a >>>>>> dream bike? 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