Hi, When I ordered my custom Rivendell in 2002 I requested rack mounts on the fork blades. They hadn’t done this before. I had to send a drawing showing what I wanted. They agreed and Curt Goodrich made my frame. Joe Stark was supposed to be my builder, but he went of the reversvation before he started on it. I met Curt a few times and I’m super happy with his work.
So, front rack mounts were not part of the normal Rivendell catalog 20 years ago. James > On Mar 10, 2023, at 11:31 AM, m f <rockthrower...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi - I'm new here! Not sure how many of you saw this on eBay over the past > few months, but I was able to work with the seller and found a way to buy > this 2000 All-Rounder (Curt Goodrich). I have a couple updates in mind > (sweptback handlebar, Brooks saddle), but those will happen with time. First > step will be new tires and tuning the mechanicals (Dura Ace except for > crankset) so I can get a ride or two under my belt. If the seller is in this > group - thanks again for all the help! > > Questions for the group: > It seems odd to find an All Rounder, or any Riv for that matter, without rack > mounts on the upper/mid fork blade. Would this have been a special request to > not have them? > What are the markers that indicate the frame was painted at Joe Bell's shop? > > > > <s-l1600.jpg> > On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 8:09:10 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > The All Rounder like the XO-1 before it gets a lot of interest and praise, > but I think that, like the XO-1 that preceeded it, it is an early design that > has been superseded and bettered by later Grantian bikes, starting with the > Atlantis and continuing with the Sam Hillborne and doubtless the more recent > models. > > I say this having owned an XO-1 and having bought a custom Road based on the > All Rounder, with lighter (753) tubing and slightly more upright hta (IIRC). > My 1999 and 2003 Road customs, also built for 26" wheels, are better "All > Round" both on pavement and in dirt than either XO-1 and the first Road > custom, with much longer chainstays, slightly sacker head, and upsloping tts > with extended head tubes. > > I say again that the later Road customs ride better on dirt, particularly > sandy surfaces, than the XO-1 and the first gen, AR-based road custom. > > I think -- but I am open to reasoned rebuttal -- that an Atlantis or Sam Hill > would be better for all round riding than either XOs or ARs. > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dbd9b3f4-d7aa-474e-8ba6-25b46bbfbe02n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dbd9b3f4-d7aa-474e-8ba6-25b46bbfbe02n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <s-l1600.jpg> -- 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/17A22128-5B1C-4A82-8AE9-4954C2DE769D%40gmail.com.
