Grant Does not allow chrome on his bikes, not even just the dropout faces - I tried.
Laing On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 3:20:06 PM UTC-5 Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA wrote: > Mongoose doesn't get a lot of play in this group, but a recent find has me > thinking it may have been a forerunner of Bridgestone/Rivendell in some > ways, and deserves some respect. This "All Terrain Bike" (as in ATB - > *not* an MTB) has many of the qualities that we all love in an all > rounder: light chro-mo frame, vertical forged dropouts, room for big tires, > plenty of brazeons, solid mix of components. It was a step down from the > "Pro" model - same frame but using all XT components. For a 32 year old, it > still feels youthful. > > Purchased from the original owner, it has been well cared for and will > shine up nicely. Although it's nearly 100% OEM, I'll be swapping out a few > things shortly, bars. pedals, chainrings, tires and saddle to begin with, > but it fits well and I look forward to giving it some play time. The head > badge features the letter M on it (in addition to Quality - Performance - > BMX Products Inc.) Must have been made for me. Even as it sits, it's a > proud example of a well thought-out bike from the early days. > [image: PXL_20201113_175439962.jpg] > Anyone ever do an all chrome Rivendell custom? > > Marty > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f95af0f9-d755-4285-8adb-51ab22511a54n%40googlegroups.com.
