Patrick, I wouldn't classify this one as a beater but if no one bites, I will hang onto it :) You had one, so you know how nice they are. Special bikes indeed. We'll see... - Frank
On Dec 21, 9:12 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just fwiw: after I took receipt of customs 2 and 3, I sold my very > early 1995 custom(ized) #1, but while the later ones are big > improvements, I sure do wish I'd kept #1 for use as a beater errand > bike -- a very nice beater errand bike that I had converted, > inevitably, to a fixed drivetrain by dremeling off the usual braze-ons > and rd hangar and installing an ENO rear wheel. I used to carry 40 lb > of groceries on the back of #1 with narry a wobble -- could ride no > hands at 10 mph with that load. All 753 including stays, with 531 > fork, biplane. (The customizing was building it around 559/571 wheels, > such as are the later ones, too; not for fit but because I like small > wheels.) > > You just might want to hang on to it.... > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM, frank_a <fk...@aol.com> wrote: > > Up for sale is my 1995/6 Waterford built Rivendell Road Standard, size > > 59.5cm. I've owned this bike for about four years. I'm selling it > > because my Riv Custom is here and it was designed in many ways as a > > replacement. I've contemplated keeping it, just because, but it makes > > sense to move on. > > It's in great shape structurally but the original Waterford paint job > > wasn't so great (there are dust particles beneath the paint). There > > are some chips and scratches at the expected places, most of them were > > present when I bought the frame. There was a seat stay mounted chain > > hanger which is no longer there and the bare steel in that spot has > > been coated with clear nail polish. There are no dents or dings and > > the bike rides beautifully. > > This frame is built with Grant's custom spec'd Reynolds 753 steel > > with 531 fork blades (cool bi-plane fork crown too) . The lug set was > > designed by Richard Sachs. The very early readers chronicle the > > development of these frames, it's a good read. > > This frame has nice tire clearance and fits the Grand Bois 30's which > > actually measure out a bit larger. I've also run the old Pasela 35's > > (actual 32) with room to spare but it will not take a Jack Brown. I've > > never run it with fenders so I don't know about tire sizes with > > fenders. > > Asking price is $930.00 if it's Paypal or $900.00 if a U.S. Postal > > money order plus actual shipping ~UPS ground. > > Here's a link to a photo set: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531...@n06/sets/72157625645908462/ > > > The geometry is listed in the flickr text along with a few notes. If > > you have any other questions, feel free to ask. > > Thanks, > > - Frank > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
