Looking at the photos only, frame sizing appears to be for someone around 5'6" to 5'9" or so. If it were a bit taller, it would be ideal for my coaster brake vision.
On Apr 22, 10:49 am, Bill Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Jim M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > I walked over to Riv HQ yesterday and took a look around. The > > abandoned custom is the blue, fixed-gear MTB from the SD show. I hope > > someone buys it as is. It is a unique and beautiful bike. The BB is > > fillet brazed because they didn't have a lug for the angles, spacing > > etc. The bike was designed for someone in a place with fewer hills > > than around here. I like riding fixed off-road but only with 2 brakes. > > No rear brake causes a lot of skidding on the steeps, which isn't good > > for the trails. An extra gusset at the DT/HT intersection was > > requested, like a Bombadil. That's the missing piece. > > Interesting, sounds like whoever the customer was they were trying to > end up with a Rivendell version of the Surly Instigator. Odd to have > an $800 paint job on a bike obviously built for rugged riding. I > understand not wanting to redo a Joe Bell paint job to go back and add > the gusset, but it certainly seems like the bike would work well for > someone as-is. I think that Pacenti crown works really well on the > bike, even if it's not a Riv piece. > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
