Some of you know me, I've been a Riv fan for a long time and have participated here for a few years but up until now I've never had a Rivendell to call my own.
However, I decided to take the plunge and on saturday I went into Riv to get a new frame for a fixed-gear daily driver. I was thinking a 62cm SimpleOne would do the trick even though it's a bit on the short side for my ~96cm PBH, esp. if I used upright bars as I was planning to do. However, Vince was really hesitant about the compromises of such a setup, and mentioned something about a bigger frame they had up in the attic...he goes and comes back with a NOS 64cm Quickbeam f/f, from the 2nd (Orange) production run! This just seals the deal for me, since I've always loved Quickbeams, and the orange was definitely my favorite color. Seemed pretty once-in-a-lifetime, so I went for it. I'm paying for the frame on a 4-month layaway, so I should take delivery in April, and I'll be building it up myself. Can't wait. Also had a great time visiting, saw Erik of Cosmic Country fame and Manny who was mourning the loss of his Bleriot, but had still ridden by on his old road bike. Got to ride what I think was a 62cm Bombadil with the Bullmoose bars and fenders over Schwalbe Nobby Nic tires, which was a totally bomber setup. The bars esp. were awesome, think I may have to go that route on the QB when I build it up. Pictures when i get it! -- 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/-/3DkMNOPxTCoJ. 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.
