Drew, Congratulations on acquiring a Riv classic! Nice color too. This might be "the one” for you. My first Rivendell was an Atlantis painted Hunqapillar Gray. I would have gone for the Hunq but the top tube was longer than I wanted so the Atlantis was a better fit. I hope have the chance to see your Hunq.
Best, Rich in ATL > On Apr 5, 2026, at 10:16 AM, Drew Fitchette <[email protected]> wrote: > > <IMG_0601.jpeg>In what feels like almost the most ironically poetic thing > that could’ve happened, Riv posted what might be the last of the new (now > extinct) Hunqapillars last week on their web specials > <https://www.rivbike.com/products/54cm-hunqapillar-web-special> page. > > I(like many) have pined for one of these bikes since going down the Rivendell > rabbit hole, and have gone through more than my share of frames trying to > find “the one”, if that’s even a thing… > > I’d recently posted here that I was after a 54 Hunq or 56 Bombadil, and that > my 58 Saluki and 56 Atlantis would be up for trade if someone wanted. I > received interest in both bikes if I was willing to sell them, and the Saluki > went to someone who’d been dreaming of one for years, while the Atlantis is > still here… for now. > > Then… the universe said here’s a bike built essentially how you’d want, and > the money goes to a good cause… > > So I bought it, and will inevitably post a ton of photos of it when it’s here > and in use. > > - Drew in ATL > > On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:44:29 PM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: >> In case you missed this, here are a couple of beautiful Hunqa's from the >> Radavist: A Visit To The Nutmeg Country Cycling Museum Part 2: Troy and >> Jen’s Stable of Bikes. >> >> https://theradavist.com/nutmeg-country-cycling-museum-bikes/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab50lXXmeCXyX7uVSDDM4GaaSsBs8jOZAu0YbsTes_ADxa7hxsRsbddU3I_aem_fHbZEdOdx98jl1LNhKndiA >> >> Max >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 1:09:40 PM UTC-4 Bill Rhea wrote: >>> >>> This is from last year, touring the Oregon and NorCal coast on my 62cm >>> Waterford Hunqa, which I believe I got in 2010 or 2011 as an "early adopter" >>> >>> I'll never sell this bike, ever! It always puts a smile on my face when I >>> ride it >>> >>> -br >>> On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 7:16:08 AM UTC-8 [email protected] <> wrote: >>>> It seems the Bombadil and Hunqapillar frames are beloved. They're stout, >>>> beautiful, and sometimes have intricate additional tubes and lugs. While >>>> I've done a lot of reading about Rivendell I was a bit unclear on the >>>> origins and intended uses of these frames. >>>> >>>> I wanted to start a thread where we could share and dump info about these >>>> bikes along with pictures of builds. >>>> >>>> Joe and Jim were helpful in laying out a bit of background in another >>>> thread >>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/mkxv02ciCM4/m/KqWZOIMQAwAJ>, >>>> there's some great info there. >>>> >>>> The original Hunqapillar catalog is up here: >>>> http://notfine.com/rivendell/Brochures/Rivendell%20Frames%20Hunqapillar.pdf >>>> >>>> The first mention I can find of the Bombadil is in RR 41, sometime in >>>> 2009. Excerpted pages attached. As a few members might recall I am very >>>> into raw frames with brass spilling out of the lugs! I know that many >>>> Bombadil owners have had their frames repainted like Jason Fuller, whose >>>> absolute stunner shows up here from time to time. By the way, the picture >>>> below is one of my very favorite Rivendell images. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> There's also the butter-banana Bombadil that recently sold on eBay. I >>>> believe that one was purchased by John Watson of the Radavist (and he's >>>> got a Hunq) so we might see some nice pics of that bike sometime soon. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> And speaking of, here's John's Hunqapillar, more images and write-up here >>>> <https://theradavist.com/rivendell-hunqapillar-review/>. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Are both of these frame names borrowing from Tolkien? I understand RBW had >>>> to stop using Tolkien names. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/8k2ulNQVpUk/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/909cbe94-5b8d-4f86-819f-6bb542e60d5an%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/909cbe94-5b8d-4f86-819f-6bb542e60d5an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <IMG_0601.jpeg> -- 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/5022AC86-A8EB-4F35-AB68-D9594473F70D%40gmail.com.
