| I did reach out to Curt Goodrich a few days ago. He remembered the man he built the bike for, but could not locate the geo or any other info. I really wanted to buy that bike, but the family budget office didn’t authorize the expenditure. I hope “settling” for the canti AHH will work out well for me.
I believe all the Rivs, minus the brown Ram are sold. I think unless Steve gets an offer he can’t refuse, he will keep it.
Thank you to everyone who gave their thoughts on this topic. I look forward to sharing some nice bike photos soon, but first I need to find a saddle. I’ve liked a Swift in the past. Recently got a c17 but am not in love. Anyone have a b17 collecting dust? Please DM me. Matt in STL On Jan 26, 2023, at 7:54 AM, Ryan <ryter...@mts.net> wrote:
Curt Goodrich DOES do nice work and seems to be active still...just Google
Was lucky enough to have my Road built in 2001 by Goodrich (CG1098), which is stamped on the bottom bracket shell. Base price was 2150.00....a bargain😊
Hard to say who built the AR, because the bottom bracket shell doesn't have that info stamped on the shell that I can see...maybe it's from the period after Waterford in the late 1990's when Riv was building more customized frames without advertising and using other tubing besides Reynolds 753. I think they were working with Match and maybe Joe Stark as well. Then in 2000-2007 they were swapping frame-building duties between Stark and Goodrich
That is a lovely collection of bikes indeed
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 9:16:19 PM UTC-6 Keith P. wrote:
Thanks Kieran!
Beautiful collection of bikes. Fun to see. k.
Those are the cream Longboards that Riv used to sell.
KJ
The fenders were SKS. I was surprised.
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 6:58:28 PM UTC-6 Keith P. wrote:
Anyone know who makes those cream fenders on the Curt & Ram? k.
Yeah, I kind of want that grey Hilsen ... When's my birthday? Two weeks away!
BL in EC
I checked these out today and picked up the blue Homer. My first riv! I've got some stuff to change on it but i am super excited.
The grey 'homer' is indeed a 650b canti bike. Prob a saluki as Bill suggested. Paint was really nice.
The Ram also had 650b wheels with long reach brakes at the bottom of the slots. Also had nice, presumably custom, paint.
The Curt was a beautiful bike. Had 700x38 tires with fenders. Looked like it would clear a little bigger with fenders. Maybe a 42 or 45 without.
The Riv custom had 26" wheels. Tires that were on it were 35 or 38. Again could probably fit a 42 or 45 but not much more.
All the bikes are in the 60cm range with top tubes between 57-59. The seller, Steve, was super nice and I'm sure would be happy to provide whatever info someone may be looking for if you give him a ring. He didn't seem keen on shipping the bikes because of how big of a pain it is (i feel him on that), but I bet he'd be open to delivering to a local shop to arrange shipping.
-Brian
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7:44:29 AM UTC-6 Tom Goodmann wrote:
What a collection! All look very clean too. Acknowledging the keen eyes here, it's too bad someone is not on hand to help the seller offer accurate information about each bike. (Is everyone looking at flights to Saint Louis??) Tom
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7:41:20 AM UTC-5 Frank Brose wrote:
Good point. I didn't even think about the All Rounder. I actually tried to get Joe Starck to build me a bicycle after he had quite the business. He refused to pick the torch back up and was adamant about never building again. There is not a bike in that whole lot I wouldn't like to own.Frank
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 6:20:33 AM UTC-6 iamkeith wrote:
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 4:55:01 AM UTC-7 Frank Brose wrote:
Buy the Goodrich if it fits and can handle the tires you want to run. They are rare and built by a true craftsman. The quality of Curt's builds are second to none and most custom builders would attest to that and they have a ride to match. I know because I had Curt build me a 650b bike that would fit 42's back when the 650b's were just starting to become popular. I've had at least 6 different Riv's. All fine bikes but not as fine as a Goodrich. You won't be disappointed and if you are you'll certainly be able to find someone to take it off your hands.
As a point of fact, the All Rounder might very well have been made by Curt Goodrich. If not him, then Joe Starck or, maybe Richard Sachs. If the builder is an important consideration to you (and I'd agree it might as well be), then you won't go wrong with that one.
The Ram is one of the earlier ones - probably orange prior to the re-paint (and brake mod?). It and both of the Homers (or Homer and re-painted Saluki) are Toyo built. Also very high quality. (The lugs are the giveaway)
Hey all. A local STL fellow just posted some bikes for sale locally. I just talked with him and am going to go look at them. There are a couple frames I'm not familiar with. Since this is where all the experts are, is there anything I should be looking for? I assume the grey AHH and the brown Ram are custom paint jobs. Is the orange one likely custom or an early Riv? And thoughts on the Goodrich? They all look to be fairly similar builds, and I'm wondering if nothing differentiates when I ride them, if I should consider anything else before buying (assuming the boss OKs it. Ha). I do see the brakes are different on the AHH models. Thanks, everyone.
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