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Lovely to see!
Whereabouts in North Wales? I grew up in Powys.
Which feels a long way from Los Angeles, especially today.
On Jan 10, 2025, at 1:12 PM, Kath Sparrow <lynkat...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Riv owner from North Wales long story but given my Leo Roadini which was brought over from Los Angeles by generous Sister. Don’t worry she has 5 more. She also gave me shinny mudguards - Americans call them Fenders. Did 100 miler in July. Kath. On Friday, 27 December 2024 at 00:04:09 UTC jlst...@gmail.com wrote:
Merry Christmas/happy festive interval y'all!
I'm really enjoying seeing these UK rivs coming out of the woodwork.
@Steve - yes we absolutely should be thinking of a Rivride. Obvs, Yorkshire would be convenient for me, but happy to travel.
@Ant - a) love that pic, gorgeous bike and scenery. b) I'd love to try for a ride in South Wales sometime, not an area I know, but would love to see some of. c) I hear you about wheel building. I'm getting down to about 4 hours now, not that it really matters, but couldn't make a living from it! I love the process though, and enjoy the thought of riding on wheels that I built myself.
@Michael - thank you kindly, I am inordinately pleased with it myself :D The fenders are 55mm SKS plastics. I carefully considered the various boutique fender options, but really wanted to fit those 44mm Snoqualmie Passes in with fenders as well. The clearance is fine at the back and tight but OK at the front, I've not had a single issue since I fitted them.
@Patrick - the UK is indeed green and beautiful, but also cold, wet and with salty roads in winter. My drive train is a rusty horror show right now and is likely to stay that way until March.
A beauty indeed.
I'm just about to do a bar swap on my Atlantis to Rune Hilt 48cm and sweep bar (TBD) on my Homer.
I highly recommend Billie Bars on the longer top tube Appaloosa. You can really use the whole bar if you use longer than normal grips like ODI Scooter grips and the recurve in the bar up front will be close enough to the hoods reach (I'm on a 51cm frame and 120mm stem), plus they are fine on the roughstuff if you don't hit the jumps...
A Rivride should be on our Minds...somewhere central to us all, like Yorkshire?
On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 at 18:36, Ant Warland Hi everyone,
So good to see shots of other Rivs in the UK.
I'm based in Cardiff and got my 2023 Appaloosa (60 cm) from and built up by The Woods Cyclery at the start of this year having been inspired by the Bikepacking.com article featuring Tom Farrell's Appaloosa. Bars are Crust Towel Rack and wheels are Velocity Cliffhanger on Son28/Hope RS4 hubs. Full build can be seen on The Wood's build gallery: https://thewoodscyclery.co.uk/blogs/build-galleries/rivendell-joe-appaloosa-for-ant
I've done 3,500 kms on it since then including completing the 1,600 km Pan Celtic Ultra but most of my rides on it involve some form of rough stuff and exploring in the South Wales area. It's an absolute dream to ride and behold. The high wide drops make riding trails ridiculously fun but I'm about to switch the cockpit over to an albatross-like bar as I'm upright-curious.
Here's mine with Pen-y-fan in the background on a ride over The Gap in March: I recently purchased a bronzey green Sam Hillborne for more efficient road/gravel duty, which will have a compact drop bar to start with. Otherwise similar spec to the Appaloosa (dynamo lighting, bar end friction shifting, wide/low double, etc), but with Velo Orange Voyager rims and narrower 45 mm tyres. I've just built the front wheel and am astonished that anyone can build wheels in less than 2 hours I think it took me about 12!
Would love to join UK Riv riders meet if one is arranged. And If anyone fancies a ride in South Wales sometime, please DM me.
My insta @antfairweathercycles is mostly pictures of Rivendells at this point.
Ant Thanks Ryan! I actually painted the frame myself.
Charlie - it's a Dawes Ranger from 1984, repainted and rebuilt by me. It was the first commercially produced mountain bike in the UK to my knowledge. Handbuilt at the Dawes factory! It's essentially a very stretched out Galaxy, extraordinarily long wheelbase and the most amount of tire clearance I've ever seen on a vintage frame - making it the perfect candidate for a "British Rivendell" build.
On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 5:08:36 PM UTC Ryan wrote:
It's a Dawes...that's a name I haven't heard in a while...and the reynolds decal on Joseph's bike not only tells you the tensile strength, it specifies all-terrain tubing. Very classy looking...love the color and those wavy-patterned fenders!
Great to see more emerging from the woodwork!
Steve, somehow I feel that Rivendell bikes belong in Edinburgh - it just feels right!
Joe, that hillborne is ace - so new and fresh looking. I'd love to get out in the dales some time...
Joseph I love that build. What frame is that built around? Is it an 80's ATB?
If we're going to get pernickety, a Lowland Scot is a Sassenach...smiley.
On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 at 12:18, Ryan Northern Irish...so I think not; Sassenach was reserved for the hated English On Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3:24:45 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote:
I meant Liam Neeson, the actor.
The photos came across fine and clear; thanks for sharing. The landscape with the Atlantis reminds me of the opening to Rob Roy, tho’ isn’t he a Sassenach?
Seriously, I hope Rivendell owners outside the US will continue to share their photos; the landscapes and backgrounds are as interesting as the bikes.
Hi All
A bit late to the party. I am based in Edinburgh.
I have two Rivs, one with Billie's and the other with Rune Hilt 48cm (Nitto Noodle on PEDs) drop handlebars, Spa Cycles cranksets (as per PLP's last vlog). I like to build my own wheels so Homer (51cm) has Pacenti Brevet/Deore and Atlantis (50cm) has Cliffhangers/XT; both 650b.
Photos are of the Atlantis heading up and over the Corryairick Pass on the Badger Divide route in the Highlands and the Homer is on East Lothian gravel. I'm up for a group ride if I'm free and let me know if anyone is planning to come up to Scotland to ride? there is a very active gravel/singletrack scene around Edinburgh with the Pentland Hills "Roughstuff" and East and West Lothian gravel a weekly feature, year-round.
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