Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[Norman Bone]

Here's my 59cm All Rounder running 26x1.5.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonehaus/7151248901/in/photostream/

-Norman in PDX




 From: John Speare 
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Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay
 

650b is cool and all, but I agree with the 26'ers.
 
I don't have good technical reasons for loving 26 on bigger bikes, but I love 
them I do. One of my favorite rides in the past year was borrowing Alex 
Wetmore's 26" Gifford for a few days: it's essentially an XO1 with low trail. 
With the fancy Compass tires, I was equally happy on the road, trail, and even 
down a flight of stairs by the U district.
 
And for bikes in the smaller sizes, 26s make great sense. More sense than 650bs 
to me.
 
Here's my wife's repurposed XO1.
 
hard not to love that wheel size for a 52cm frame.
 

On Monday, July 9, 2012 10:40:18 AM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
Come on, get a bombadil and ride the 650b wave! Then again for the price of a 
built bombadil you are almost at full custom prices. Can you just get the canti 
studs on a 58 set up for 26" wheels withouth borking the geometry?
>
>On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Cyclofiend Jim  
>wrote:
>
>
>>The only stuff I have posted on the Mountain frame is here:
>>
>>http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/#mtnframe
>>
>>(and there's a link there to a thread about the "Generation 1" frames.)
>>
>>- J
>>
>>
>>On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>>... (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was 
>>>
>>>guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)
>> -- 
>>

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[RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[iamkeith]

Thanks, Jim.  That's pretty interesting.  And not to question the
seller of the mountain bike (who I know is a list member), but the old
Gen 1 catalog excerpts you have posted leads me to think that perhaps
the bike on ebay was actually an early "All-Rounder."  Here's a link
to a set of photos I just found of a bike that looks suspiciously like
the  mountain bike in question, though it's newer.  Some nice pics
here, which is I guess what we were looking for:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drboxer/sets/72157616020239173/

If  the ebay bike was indeed an all-rounder, that would mean it had a
lower bottom bracket and steeper head tube, based on this Gen 1
catalog.  The good news (for me), if that's the case, is that I'm
probably lucky I didn't win the auction.  I have a 55cm XO-1 that's a
bit too small, and is what I was hoping to replace - but it would have
been too similar.  The bad news is that I'm now left lusting to find a
used, early, 26" All-Rounder in a LARGER size, that I wasn't even
aware existed until a few minutes ago


On Jul 9, 10:16 am, Cyclofiend Jim  wrote:
> The only stuff I have posted on the Mountain frame is here:
>
> http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/#mtnframe
>
> (and there's a link there to a thread about the "Generation 1" frames.)
>
> - J
>
>
>
> On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>
> > ... (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was
> > guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[John Speare]

650b is cool and all, but I agree with the 26'ers.
 
I don't have good technical reasons for loving 26 on bigger bikes, but I 
love them I do. One of my favorite rides in the past year was borrowing Alex 
Wetmore's 26" 
Giffordfor
 a few days: it's essentially an XO1 with low trail. With the fancy 
Compass tires, I was equally happy on the road, trail, and even down a 
flight of stairs by the U district.
 
And for bikes in the smaller sizes, 26s make great sense. More sense than 
650bs to me.
 
Here's my wife's repurposed 
XO1
.
 
hard not to love that wheel size for a 52cm frame.
 

On Monday, July 9, 2012 10:40:18 AM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:

> Come on, get a bombadil and ride the 650b wave! Then again for the price 
> of a built bombadil you are almost at full custom prices. Can you just get 
> the canti studs on a 58 set up for 26" wheels withouth borking the geometry?
> On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Cyclofiend Jim 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> The only stuff I have posted on the Mountain frame is here:
>>
>> http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/#mtnframe
>>
>> (and there's a link there to a thread about the "Generation 1" frames.)
>>
>> - J
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>>
>>> ... (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was 
>>> guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[Peter Morgano]

Come on, get a bombadil and ride the 650b wave! Then again for the price of
a built bombadil you are almost at full custom prices. Can you just get the
canti studs on a 58 set up for 26" wheels withouth borking the geometry?
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:

>
> The only stuff I have posted on the Mountain frame is here:
>
> http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/#mtnframe
>
> (and there's a link there to a thread about the "Generation 1" frames.)
>
> - J
>
>
> On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>
>> ... (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was
>> guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)
>>
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[RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[Cyclofiend Jim]

The only stuff I have posted on the Mountain frame is here:

http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/#mtnframe

(and there's a link there to a thread about the "Generation 1" frames.)

- J

On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>
> ... (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was 
> guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)

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[RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[Cyclofiend Jim]

All of the printed material I have come across suggests that 56" was the 
26/559 and 58 cm jumped you to the 700C/622 - 

http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/atlantis



On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>
> ...   Is it my imagination, or 
> was it once an option to get a larger sized Atlantis (like a 58cm) 
> with 26" tires?   (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was 
> guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)

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[RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[Beth H]

Pretty sure that at least one of the current Riv models can utilize 26" 
wheels. If not, then Riv ought to do something about that.
Bike with 26" wheels are STILL da bomb, IMHO. They ride beautifully and 
offer comfort without sacrificing much in the way of speed or smoothness.
Beth in PDX

On Sunday, July 8, 2012 9:44:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote:
>
> The whole disapointment in not getting it now has me wishing there was 
> still a comparable 26" Riv bike available.  

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[RBW] Re: Rivendell MTB sold on EBay

[iamkeith]

I didn't get it, but tried and was only out-bid by a bit.  I'd really
love to see some more pictures too, and learn more about the
geometry.

The whole disapointment in not getting it now has me wishing there was
still a comparable 26" Riv bike available.   Is it my imagination, or
was it once an option to get a larger sized Atlantis (like a 58cm)
with 26" tires?   (I know that the mtb was only a 55cm, but I was
guessing that it had a higher bottom bracket.)

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