I don't have any answers for you but congrats on the new bike, it's a 
looker. 

On Friday, August 4, 2023 at 5:39:24 PM UTC-4 rcook...@gmail.com wrote:

> In fact Tuesday was NBD, but I didn't receive the saddle until last night.
>
> [image: IMG_9354.jpg]
>
> I bought this bike through the FB Rivendell Bicycles BUY/SELL/TRADE group. 
> Shipped from San Francisco to Colorado by Bike Flights, with the thoughtful 
> and friendly help of Jay at Scenic Routes Community Bicycle Center on 
> Balboa.
>
> The seller, who is a group member here, too, described the bike as an 
> All-Rounder, and for the most part that's what it seems to be, though it 
> may be more accurate to say it is a custom in the style of an 
> All-Rounder—cantilever brakes, clearance for 2" tires, 26" wheels—but 
> without the bosses or eyelets for a front rack present on the ARs I've seen.
>
> Here is the headtube. I've only seen these understated lug points on a 
> photo, ca. 2007, of a custom Riv touring bike. Can anyone here tell me more?
>
> [image: IMG_9355.jpg]
>
> Clearance is a little tight for the Gravel King SK+, which pop out to 56 
> mm on the Cliffhanger rim. Can anyone suggest a tire that looks this good 
> but will only be, say, 53 mm on the Cliffhanger? (I'm going to try some RH 
> Humptulips Endurance, which are 52 mm, but on a rim 4 mm narrower, so I 
> expect some expansion.)
>
> Nice to have a Riv again. I sold my Homer in 2017 and I wish I hadn't.
>
> --
> Bob
>

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