Well, I was compelled to dig out the old RR's, and I found the following in Reader #3, describing the forthcoming Rivendell frames, back in 1995:
"Forks. The Reynolds 531 standard fork blade is legendary for its good ride, strength...We've got the 753 steerer, because it's a little lighter than the 531 steerer." -James On Jul 5, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Jim Cloud wrote: > > The decal on the downtube of the bicycle on eBay is the same as that > on my Rivendell, which was purchased new by me in 1996 (I'd assume it > was also used in 1995). The only thing that looks unusual to me is > the Reynolds 531 decal on the forks, I'm relatively sure that Reynolds > 753 was the only tubing used by Waterford on these early build bikes > (it certainly is what they used on my Riv). > > Jim > > On Jul 5, 1:35 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> The bike is lovely, but I'm not sure it's a 95. We'd need the serial >> # to know. The Riv decal is later (a repaint? Not mentioned in the >> ad) than the original. >> >> I've always liked that Sherwood Green. >> >> ________________________________ >> From: CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> >> To: rbw group <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 3:02:03 PM >> Subject: [RBW] Nice 59.5 cm Rivendell Road on the block >> >> Not mine, don't know the seller, >> etc...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170352564333 >> >> orhttp://tinyurl.com/q3uty5 >> >> It is, of course, perfectly my size, but I'm not in the position to >> move on >> it right now. Hope it gets a good home! >> >> - J >> >> -- >> Jim Edgar >> cyclofi...@earthlink.net >> >> Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com >> Current Classics - Cross Bikes >> Singlespeed - Working Bikes >> >> The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's >> how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines >> >> "I carried my bike inside the front door, a privilege earned by steady >> patronage." >> -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
