Ummm..that was version 1.0 of my custom. Head tube was a tad shorter basis what I wanted. I wanted to allow for level bars and saddle for now with the option of raising the bars if I needed to later. I do feel bad that they had to discount this bike but I sure respect their attention to detail....it's a beauty...but some lucky customer got a deal and hopefully specced most of the parts from Rivendell. Version 2.0 is in my living room minus pedals...and is absolutely splendid and glorious and for mixte lovers, I'd say, if you're going to really float the boat out there a Rivendell mixte custom is the way to go. You have to be patient , but the end result is so worth it.
On Monday, February 20, 2017 at 11:32:12 PM UTC-6, LeahFoy wrote: > > Hey guys, remember how we were talking about a dream custom Clementine > (don't make me call it a Clem!) with more lugs? Did you see the photos of > the blue custom mixte on Grant's Blahg today? It looks like someone almost > made one! There's swoopy stays in back, and even though there's no > swooptie-tube, that sloping tube looks lower than the standover my Bets > has! > > I called the two shops that have our bikes. The Hotrock isn't yet done as > they're missing a tool needed to put rivets in the bottle cage holes, and > my wheel didn't come in! If I can get the Hotrock tomorrow I'll take the > Husband Clem for our Wednesday ride to school. It's tricky, but with my > Back-a-Bike bags on his rear rack, I can probably make it work. I mean, > it's not likely I'll crash my way down the hill, right? I can totally > handle that dangerous top tube, would you say? I don't *think* I'll get > killed. Say a prayer. > > Anyway, the weather was nasty over the weekend, but when the sun emerged > every person who owns a bike was riding. I nearly veered into a curb > admiring a rider and his setup on my way to Home Depot. My birthday's days > away and my husband asked for a hint (presents are my love language!) and I > said "Rivendollars." He asked me to explain and I just said someday I want > a really, really nice Rivendell. And this will be like money towards that > bike someday. He thinks he's getting off easy 😏 -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
