I do like that periwinkle color and wintry Minnesota makes a nice backdrop. I doubt you can go wrong with a Will-curated Rivendell build either. Glad you are enjoying the new bike and I know it will give you years of pleasure
Ryan in similarly wintry Winnipeg,MB On Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 12:16:13 PM UTC-6 Tim Whitfeld wrote: > Received my first ever Rivendell last weekend, very exciting! I imported > the frame direct to Rivendell from Blue Lug with no problems ($77 import > duty). > > Since this is my first Riv. I went with a fairly standard build, as > recommended by Will. Even though it's cold in St. Paul, MN I couldn't > resist riding several times over the weekend. Here's a shot of the bike on > the shore of the frozen Mississippi River in Fort Snelling State Park. Air > temperature = -10F. > > It rides like a dream and I've never experienced anything like it! Maybe > it's just because it's the first high end bike I've owned or maybe there'e > some mystical quality to the bike. I suspect the latter! > > Here's the build list: > > Sam Hillborne - 57cm Periwinkle frame (from Blue Lug) > > Silver thumb Shifters > > Nitto Albatross handlebars > > Nitto Tallux 10cm stem > SKS Bluemels Fenders > > Velocity wheels > > Shimano Altus M310 derailer > > Shimano DXR MX70 brakes > > Panaracer Gravel King SK knobby tires, 700cx43 > > Nitto Big Back Rack > > Carradice pannier > > MKS Grip Monarch pedals > > Crane Spring Bell > > Nitto S65 Seat Post > > Brooks B17s saddle > > Stubby Skeleton Key front derailer > > Paul Love brake levers, polished silver > > Thanks, > > Tim > > > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/01feabad-6f2f-46be-9b59-a8559f51ef86n%40googlegroups.com.
