When I visited Rivendell in February, the prototypes were both there. There was a smaller 47cm one and a 58cm. The yellow was a lot more jarring in person and they even stated that they hoped it was a different shade of yellow for the final run.
It's a fun bike for sure, I can't wait to see the final result. On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 6:04:00 AM UTC-7 Kim H. wrote: > @Tony, > > So, the notable question is where is this prototype Yellowolley bicycle ? > > Does anyone know ? > > Is it still at RBW headquarters ? > > For all of you that were hoping to buy a Yellowolley bicycle, you can > always do a vast search for a 2019 Trek Chelsea bicycle with a 9-speed > drive train, fenders and disc brakes to name a few highlights. It comes in > Canary Yellow, and White Gold. > > https://www.bikeroar.com/products/trek/chelsea-9-2015/specs > > https://momentummag.com/trek-chelsea-9-city-bike-review/ > > I would delight in finding one and test riding it. > > Kim Hetzel, who loves step-through bicycles. > > > > On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 5:36:53 AM UTC-7 Tony Lockhart wrote: > > Tracy, > I'll chime in and share that I test rode one when I was in the bay area > last summer and it was a really fun bike to ride. I think folks at Riv HQ > have another winner with this bike.....very sprightly and easy to > handle....and the color is phenomenal too. > > On Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9:44:35 AM UTC-7 Adrian wrote: > > Bill, sorry to burst your bubble but I confirmed with Riv in person and > they will not be including a lift-a-tube due to not passing certain > structual standards or something along those lines. Also, website makes it > seem like it will *only *be coming in as a complete for around $2,700 +/- > which I'm slightly bummed about. Odd that it will be coming in more > expensive than the previous Clem completes. Although I know tariffs and > inflation have played a part in this I'm sure. > > On Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9:14:12 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I will be a little sad if there is no lift-a-tube. I will be a little > less likely to buy one if there is no lift-a-tube. I will be a little more > likely to hire Erik Billings to install a lift-a-tube if there is no > lift-a-tube > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > > On Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 7:49:17 PM UTC-7 thalasin wrote: > > I've seen a few glimpses of the Yellowolley on social media. Riv did > adjust the production schedule to July, so I'd think the pre-sale is coming > up. Anyone heard anything? > > I'm attaching an image that I pulled from a video on Blue Lug's reels. > Looks like the liftatube has indeed been eliminated. > > Tracy[image: Selected photo.jfif] > > -- 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/a1c24c42-4942-4920-b889-8c7e07a490b1n%40googlegroups.com.
