I'm selling my touring bike to fund some adventures, and, while it isn't a Riv, there's probably enough of a Riv connection that it will be of interest here.
In 2004 I bought an Atlantis, which was my main/only bike for several years. At some point, I decided that I wanted to try a custom bike that was like the Atlantis in terms of fit and "personality". I knew Curt Goodrich from his Rivendell connection and because he is local, so after researching a bit, asked Curt to build me my ultimate touring bike. I wanted a fit similar to that of my 58 cm Atlantis, but with clearance for a 26x2.35" tire with fenders and I preferred the stiffness and versatility of a 1-1/8" threadless steerer. Otherwise, I gave Curt a lot of creative liberty, even about the color. Most of the frame is fillet brazed, but the fork crown is one of the bi-plane Pacenti crowns and the seatpost junction has a pretty lug. Sort of an unorthodox mix of joinery, but it looks elegant. This was the result (before I got it dirty): http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/3277222915/ As you can see, tire clearance is HUGE. Here are the frame geometry specs. ST=58 (center to top) TT=58 (center to center) TT slope=2 degrees Seat angle=72 Head angle=72 Fork rake=50mm BB drop=62 CS=44.5cm Here are some current pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/tags/goodrichforsale/ Parts: Seatpost: Nitto "frog" Bar: Nitto Noodle 46 cm Stem: Nitto UI-5GX 90 mm Headset: Chris King Steelset BB: Shimano UN-54 Crank: Sugino XD-something Cassette: 9sp 11-34 or similar Chain: SRAM PC-971 or similar rder: XTR 950 series Rapid rise fder: Suntour XC Pro shifters: Dura-Ace 9sp bar-ends brakes: Tektro v-brakes with Tektro levers Wheels: Phil Wood 48h tandem rear hub (bolt on style) with 140 mm spacing to reduce dish, laced to polished Sun RhynoLite with Wheelsmith butted spokes Schmidt 40h SON28 dynamo front hub, laced to polished Sun RhynoLite with Wheelsmith butted spokes. IQ Fly headlight is included. Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 26x2.0. There is also a slick little brazed-on rear cable hanger for cantilever brakes, and a brazed-on taillight mount on the seatpost, with taillight included. The fenders are Berthoud stainless 26x60, painted candy-apple red to match the frameset. This is a wonderful bicycle, but the paint has always been "soft" and, after several years of use, it looks a little rough. I put a small chip in the paint as I was carrying it out of Curt's shop, and have had many more paint chipping accidents while riding, transporting, or parking it. Most of the chips are in the outer coat, with the underlying primer coat still intact. The most egregious paint damage was to the drive side chainstay, which occurred when transporting the bike on a friend's car rack, and some part of his bike gouged the paint in this area. As far as I know, there is no significant rust on any of the gouges, and no dents. No saddle (unless you want the cheapie WTB saddle in the picture). I can include the racks shown for $100 each. I also have a lightweight wheelset that can be included if desired. I'm asking $2900 shipping in CONUS. Please contact off-list if interested, or on-list if you simply want to discuss the bike. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/treoulfds6IJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
