Lots of great mustard Rivendells! Thanks to everyone that posted. Randy in WI
On Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10:21:33 AM UTC-6 Steve wrote: > The finishing touch! (Well, at least for now) I've long admired the old > Suntour bear trap pedals, so when I saw Soma offering a discount on the MKS > XC-IIIs I could not resist. Nor was I able to resist springing for a bit of > gold anodized bling. > [image: 05AABDFF-B564-4B1E-8954-623DB2CB7335_1_201_a.jpeg] > > I love seeing the variety of builds inspired by the Hillborne (both new > and old), which confirms my impression that the Sam is truly a versatile > design. Steve in AVL > > [image: 96AB1293-69B3-4876-9700-B3618C2EAEC5_1_201_a.jpeg] > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 5:17:08 PM UTC-5 Ryan Fleming wrote: > >> Exactly what I love about the color.... >> >> On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 9:39:05 AM UTC-6 Paul M wrote: >> >>> In light and shadows of Eugene Oregon. :-) >>> >>> On Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 04:44:01 UTC-8 Ryan Fleming wrote: >>> >>>> I ordered my AR in August of 1997...a memorable year because in >>>> Winnipeg, we had a truly epic spring flood when much of Southern Manitoba >>>> was under water. I have the paperwork somewhere, but I think my frame with >>>> Phil BB and Tange Rollerball headset, cream fill and name on top tube was >>>> 1375.00. It is Waterford-made , 753 with 531 forks....fun fact is that 753 >>>> has to be silver-brazed and Reynolds required framebuilders to pass a test >>>> because silver-brazing is less fault tolerant than brass-brazing. >>>> Waterford's builders consistently scored highly on that test and therefore >>>> were in a class by themselves. Frames took around 6 hours to >>>> build....later >>>> customs take 20+ hours to build. >>>> >>>> Yours looks to be the same vintage as mine. I was intrigued by the AR >>>> because I already had (and still have) a 93 X0-1. The AR is >>>> plusher-riding. >>>> Garrett Lai of Bicycle Guide, when he reviewed the bike compared it to a >>>> Land Rover or a Merceded....in contrast , the X0-1 is more like a sports >>>> car.Both fun bikes >>>> >>>> I think in 1998, the marriage with Waterford went a bit >>>> pear-shaped(Herons and Rivendells consumed a lot of set-up time >>>> compromising Waterford's own brand,IIRC) and they went to Match with Curt >>>> Goodrich among others...and started making Rivendells with other tubing; >>>> mixing Columbus, Vitus and maybe True Temper with Reynolds 725 and the >>>> buyer had a few more options >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 10:18:32 PM UTC-6 NYCbikeguy wrote: >>>> >>>> Ryan, >>>> Thanks for the info! >>>> I had this AR for a while but never really looked into the year, nor >>>> have I looked into the history. >>>> If you have more to share, please do! >>>> This is a 56cm/26" that I overhauled. >>>> [image: IMG_6741.jpg] >>>> >>>> On Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 7:25:01 AM UTC-5 Ryan Fleming wrote: >>>> >>>> 1997 All-Rounder - Waterford made 753(before makers changed and >>>> Rivendells became more customized) >>>> >>>> On Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 9:13:07 PM UTC-6 NYCbikeguy wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey Ryan, >>>> >>>> What bike is the one in the back in green? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> IY >>>> >>>> On Friday, February 20, 2026 at 9:48:02 AM UTC-5 Ryan Fleming wrote: >>>> >>>> [image: mustard 2001 riv road custom.jpg] >>>> >>>> 2001 custom riv road...needing some TLC...but gives you an idea. Listed >>>> in the 2000 or so frame color brochure as Harvest Gold >>>> On Friday, February 20, 2026 at 8:15:31 AM UTC-6 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thinking of getting a Sam Hillborne in this color and would like to see >>>> some examples. How do you like the color? >>>> Randy in WI >>>> >>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f8d16376-2379-4a69-87ae-3f95234fc8ddn%40googlegroups.com.
