Riv still makes the Sam in 64 but it costs more (1500 usd) and the lead time is longer. I was thinking of buying one myself but I converted my existing custom 69 cm Riv to 650b and have been happy with the conversion. On Apr 15, 2014 2:51 PM, "Tom Harrop" <twhar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi list, > > It's (literally and figuratively) a tall ask, but I'm wondering if anyone > has a really large Riv frame and fork that they would like to sell or have > been thinking about selling. I'm looking for a bike for trail use so I'd > like Sam Hillborne tyre clearances and larger. V-brake/canti posts are also > desirable but not a strict requirement. I have a PBH of 100 cm so I need > the largest frame sizes made by Riv, e.g.: > > 68 cm Atlantis > 68/64 cm Bombadil > 64 cm Sam Hillborne > > If anyone sees something along these lines on Craigslist/eBay I'd also > love to hear about it. > > Just to add a layer of complexity, I'm in Europe so the theoretical seller > would have to be prepared to ship (obviously at my cost). This makes it > impractical for me to buy a complete bike, because the larger box required > if wheels are included causes shipping prices to skyrocket. > > By the way, I'm not out to undercut Riv on pricing or shopping for > bargains. I'd like to have something built up to ride this summer and > waiting for a new frame would make that pretty unlikely. If I don't hear > about anything for sale on the list, I plan to order a new 64 cm Sam from > RBWHQ (assuming they still make them). > > Thanks for reading, > > Tom > Germany > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
