Hi Erl,
Thanks for your comments.
Yes, as we all know, part of the fun of bicycles is in selecting parts,
which is one reason why I prefer to sell the whole Rivendell and not
just the frame and fork.
But if someone has his own selection, awaiting a frameset like my Riv,
I'm okay with shipping just that.
Smiles,
Dave, who is holding on to his Heron Road bike
+++
Hudson Valley, NY
On 4/28/15 1:03 PM, WETH wrote:
Dave,
That is a beautiful bike to my eyes, too, with thoughtfully selected
parts. I enjoyed viewing the photos. Best wishes in your effort to
find it a new home.
Erl
On Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 8:20:45 AM UTC-4, Dave Hallerman wrote:
Hi,
I'm the original owner of this 56.5cm (c-c) Rivendell Road
Standard. My problem here, so to speak, is that I tend to baby
beautiful objects (please look at the photos). And to my eyes,
this is one lovely bicycle -- which is why I've put only 254 miles
on it since Joe Bell repainted it a few years ago and I rebuilt it
with a selection of my best parts. Pristine condition, better than
almost any other "used" bike you might buy.
I prefer to sell the whole bicycle, but would consider selling
just the frame and fork. There are several pros and cons of my
selling -- that is, your buying -- the whole bike vs. just the
frame and fork. Here are the key pros/cons:
_/Pro Whole Bike:/_ It's a shame to disassemble a well-put
together bicycle. I'm an excellent bicycle mechanic, but
painstaking, so it takes me quite some time to get it just right.
_/Con Whole Bike:/_ At their super-light level of usage, these
parts are worth far more than the $1200 difference in price.
_/Pro Frame & Fork:/_ Much easier to ship, and I get to keep all
those great parts (I know their real value).
_/Con Frame & Fork:/_ I give up things like cold-forged Shimano
Deore XT cranks; Shimano XTR 952 rear derailleur, super-excellent;
Campy Chorus alloy shifters, rare and lovely; and a logo-free
silver Chris King headset, also rare and lovely.
*Price, whole bike (no pedals) = $2600*, plus shipping in CONUS
and packing costs [will be packed by an excellent bike shop]
*Price, frame and fork = $1400*, plus shipping in CONUS
Check or postal money order is fine.
PayPal is good if you cover the fee.
Any questions, please ask.
And more photos available, too.
Dave, who notes that this idiosyncratic gearing goes from a high
of 113 gear inches to a low of 20 gear inches with all the stops
in-between which gives a cyclist a very useful range for nearly
all uphills and downhills and all the landscape in-between plus
these cranks are easily reconfigured as compact doubles since the
granny spacers come off
+++
Hudson Valley, NY
_/*Below:*/_
* Detailed specifications, frame and parts
* Backstory on why I'm selling
* Photographs
_/*FRAME SPECS:*/_
Seat tube (c-c) = 56.5cm
Seat tube (c-t) = 58.0cm
Top tube (c-c) = 57.5cm
Head tube angle = 73.5 degrees
Seat tube angle = 72.5 degrees
Wheelbase = 100.5cm
Standover height = 81.2cm
Head tube = 15.5cm
Chainstay length = 42.5cm
Braze-ons = pump peg, chain peg, down tube shifter bosses, rear
fender eyelets & chainstay bridge boss, fron fender eyelets, rear
rack dropout eyelets and seat stay bosses
Materials = Reynolds 753 tubing, silver-brazed, Richard
Sachs-designed lugs
_/*PARTS SPECS:*/_
Note that almost all these parts are near-new, with only 254
miles, totally dry miles, on them.
Wheels = Shimano Ultegra (6600) hubs, Mavic Open Pro rims,
Wheelsmith double-butted spokes
Tires = Grand Bois Cerf, 700x26 (only 50 miles on tires)
Shifters = Campagnolo Chorus Ergo, alloy, 9-speed
Cranks = Shimano Deore XT (730), 110/74 BCD, 170mm
Chainrings = Race Face 46/34/24 (silver)
Rear derailleur = Shimano XTR (952)
Front derailleur = Shimano XTR (900), 1-1/8 inch clamp
Cassette = Shimano Deore XT (770), 11x32 nine-speed
Brakes = Shimano Dura-Ace (7700), w/upgraded Kool-Stop
dual-compound pads
Headset = Chris King 2-Nut, silver, no logo
Stem = Nitto Dynamic, 11cm
Handlebar = Ritchey Ergonomic, silver, 42cm
Handlebar tape = Brooks leather
Seatpost = Suntour Superbe, 27.2 (not as new as other parts)
Saddle = Selle Italia X2, black
Note #1 = I use the Jtek Engineering ShiftMate to get perfect
index shifting with the combination of a Campy shifter and a
Shimano drivetrain. This offers several benefits, which I would be
glad to discuss separately.
Note #2 = pedals NOT included
_/*BACKSTORY:*/_
I bought this Rivendell Road Standard during Riv's first year,
1995, so this frame was manufactured by Waterford, using
silver-brazing, Richard Sachs designed lugs, and Reynolds 753
tubing. The two main things different about this frame, compared
to others of that era, are semi-vertical dropouts (not horizontal)
and a 20mm head tube extension, which makes it easier to get the
handlebars where you want them. One thing about this frame that
was true of all Riv Road Standards is its lower-than-normal bottom
bracket, which contributes to at least two key factors: (1) lower
center of gravity, which gives it greater stability; (2) lower
standover height than the nomimal frame size would indicate, which
is why it fits me super-well, even though my "standard" size frame
is a 56cm square. So, after not riding this Riv Road all that
much, only about 1,000 miles over 15 years, I thought I'd get Joe
Bell to repaint it to encourage me to ride it more. That was a few
years ago, and since the repaint and rebuild with new parts, I've
put only 254 miles on this bike. Absurd. Time for a new home.
_/*PHOTO LINKS:*/_
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_full_03.jpg
<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_full_03.jpg>
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_front_02.jpg
<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_front_02.jpg>
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_shifter_01.jpg
<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_shifter_01.jpg>
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_rear_01.jpg
<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24440195/rivroad_rear_01.jpg>
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