To the best of my recollection, there has never been a run of bright orange Hunqapillars. There was a small population of early Hunqapillars that were all grey with kidney bean panels. There were a very small number of those early ones with orange panels. There was a later Hunqapillar period where they were green with cream head tubes. Everything else, in my memory would have been one-offs, either because Rivendell was playing with different stuff -OR- the original buyer wanted an off-menu color.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, June 15, 2026 at 1:38:17 PM UTC-7 Valerie Yates wrote: > From the article “The year prior, an ensemble of Radavist staff came > together to procure the Hunqapillar from a nice old man selling it in > Albuquerque.” > > I am curious to know how old a person would be to be referred to as a > “nice old man” in writing. How many decades between them does that imply? > > I have a bright orange 650b Hunq that I bought used some years ago on my > local craigslist. I think the size is maybe 51. I have not seen any other > in its color. Does anyone remember when that color run occurred? Mine is > set up as a mountain-ish bike with Continental Race King 2.2” tires and > bosco-moose bars. > On Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:59:22 AM UTC-6 Drew Fitchette wrote: > >> Fun write up for a Hunq over on the Radavist: >> >> >> https://theradavist.com/spencers-rivendell-hunqapillar-an-offer-he-couldnt-refuse >> >> On Monday, May 4, 2026 at 1:42:04 AM UTC-4 Joe Putnam wrote: >> >>> Chiming in to say a huge "thank you" to Drew, who sold me his old >>> Saluki. It's a dream bike for sure, and quite unique among my bikes. Will >>> need to post some photos soon showing off the stable, with this bike being >>> a contender for "top dawg". Congrats you got that Hunq! my heart skipped a >>> beat when I saw that. >>> >>> On Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 7:16:56 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> [image: IMG_0601.jpeg]In what feels like almost the most ironically >>>> poetic thing that could’ve happened, Riv posted what might be the last of >>>> the new (now extinct) Hunqapillars last week on their web specials >>>> <https://www.rivbike.com/products/54cm-hunqapillar-web-special> page. >>>> >>>> I(like many) have pined for one of these bikes since going down the >>>> Rivendell rabbit hole, and have gone through more than my share of frames >>>> trying to find “the one”, if that’s even a thing… >>>> >>>> I’d recently posted here that I was after a 54 Hunq or 56 Bombadil, and >>>> that my 58 Saluki and 56 Atlantis would be up for trade if someone wanted. >>>> I received interest in both bikes if I was willing to sell them, and the >>>> Saluki went to someone who’d been dreaming of one for years, while the >>>> Atlantis is still here… for now. >>>> >>>> Then… the universe said here’s a bike built essentially how you’d want, >>>> and the money goes to a good cause… >>>> >>>> So I bought it, and will inevitably post a ton of photos of it when >>>> it’s here and in use. >>>> >>>> - Drew in ATL >>>> >>>> On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:44:29 PM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: >>>> >>>>> In case you missed this, here are a couple of beautiful Hunqa's from >>>>> the Radavist: A Visit To The Nutmeg Country Cycling Museum Part 2: Troy >>>>> and >>>>> Jen’s Stable of Bikes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://theradavist.com/nutmeg-country-cycling-museum-bikes/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab50lXXmeCXyX7uVSDDM4GaaSsBs8jOZAu0YbsTes_ADxa7hxsRsbddU3I_aem_fHbZEdOdx98jl1LNhKndiA >>>>> >>>>> Max >>>>> >>>>> [image: 2024_Nutmeg_Country_Museum_Bikes-74.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> [image: 2024_Nutmeg_Country_Museum_Bikes-104.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 1:09:40 PM UTC-4 Bill Rhea wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> [image: D82489DA-D437-4E5E-8DB9-192D50D1B61D_1_105_c.jpeg] >>>>>> This is from last year, touring the Oregon and NorCal coast on my >>>>>> 62cm Waterford Hunqa, which I believe I got in 2010 or 2011 as an "early >>>>>> adopter" >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll never sell this bike, ever! It always puts a smile on my face >>>>>> when I ride it >>>>>> >>>>>> -br >>>>>> On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 7:16:08 AM UTC-8 [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It seems the Bombadil and Hunqapillar frames are beloved. They're >>>>>>> stout, beautiful, and sometimes have intricate additional tubes and >>>>>>> lugs. >>>>>>> While I've done a lot of reading about Rivendell I was a bit unclear on >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> origins and intended uses of these frames. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I wanted to start a thread where we could share and dump info about >>>>>>> these bikes along with pictures of builds. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Joe and Jim were helpful in laying out a bit of background in another >>>>>>> thread >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/mkxv02ciCM4/m/KqWZOIMQAwAJ>, >>>>>>> there's >>>>>>> some great info there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The original Hunqapillar catalog is up here: >>>>>>> http://notfine.com/rivendell/Brochures/Rivendell%20Frames%20Hunqapillar.pdf >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The first mention I can find of the Bombadil is in RR 41, sometime >>>>>>> in 2009. Excerpted pages attached. As a few members might recall I am >>>>>>> very >>>>>>> into raw frames with brass spilling out of the lugs! I know that many >>>>>>> Bombadil owners have had their frames repainted like Jason Fuller, >>>>>>> whose >>>>>>> absolute stunner shows up here from time to time. By the way, the >>>>>>> picture >>>>>>> below is one of my very favorite Rivendell images. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Jason Bombadil green.jpg] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's also the butter-banana Bombadil that recently sold on eBay. >>>>>>> I believe that one was purchased by John Watson of the Radavist (and >>>>>>> he's >>>>>>> got a Hunq) so we might see some nice pics of that bike sometime soon. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: s-l1600-2.jpg] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And speaking of, here's John's Hunqapillar, more images and >>>>>>> write-up here >>>>>>> <https://theradavist.com/rivendell-hunqapillar-review/>. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Johns-Rivendell-Hunqapillar-29er-Klunker-76.jpg] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are both of these frame names borrowing from Tolkien? I understand >>>>>>> RBW had to stop using Tolkien names. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e63a58db-5118-4aaf-a21e-61d622c994a4n%40googlegroups.com.
