It kills me that it got repainted, and that my doctor refused to trim my legs 10cm to fit it.
I thought the story was pretty well recounted at the time. There might even be a Grant post in the list archive. As I recall (gather 'round, children), an extremely particular customer once wanted Rivendell to build a fixed-specific mountain bike. That's pretty far outside the normal offering, but a legitimate bike to want. They also wanted to spec a lot of the details, though, including a gusset on the downtube. Grant spent many hours on the phone ironing out details with the client, back and forth. It may be that some of Grant's recommendations were vetoed, in order for the customer to get Their Perfect Bike. The bike got built and painted, but without the gusset. The finished bike was rejected, and everyone was left with a sour taste. Rivendell was also left with a bike frame with a cloud over it that misrepresented their bike design philosophy.To put everything back in balance, Rivendell stripped the paint, added the frame details that a Rivendell should have, and sold it at a massive loss. Chalk it up to legend. I just want to see someone buy it, put on a fixed wheel, and start wearing it out. Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Feb 2, 8:56 am, "Andy.M" <andy.e.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hence the shaky hand!!!!! > > On Feb 2, 8:55 am, "cyclotour...@gmail.com" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Yes, I definitely remember it. Saw it at the San Diego show > > even!!! :-) > > > It's your size, isn't it...???!!!?!?!?! > > > On Feb 2, 7:38 am, "Andy.M" <andy.e.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dave, > > > It was a custom that went wrong in some way. After like a year or two > > > of back and forth the bike got built but it was missing something. > > > Its so gorgeous....must...stay....away..... > > > > Andy "with a shaky hand in Seattle" > > > > On Feb 2, 7:21 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > IIRC, it was listed on the site as one of their Proto-specials they did > > > > for > > > > a couple bikes last year??? > > > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Here's the bike in its original form at SDCBS: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/4512933760/ > > > > > > Certainly a juicy untold story on this, all the way around. Did it > > > > > end up at the garage sale, or up on the website after it was re-Riv- > > > > > ified? > > > > > > A kickstand plate! > > > > > > Esteban > > > > > San Diego, Calif. > > > > > > On Feb 2, 6:33 am, stevep33 <steve...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > A memorable frame in Riv history... > > > > > > > Does anyone have a link to some discussion on this frame? I > > > > > > couldn't > > > > > > find it. Was there a RBW blog entry on it too? > > > > > > Just looking for more info on tire clearance, effective TT > > > > > > measure...more details and history, etc. > > > > > > > On Feb 2, 8:54 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I remember seeing this frame pop-up in a topic thread and maybe > > > > > > > for > > > > > > > sale on the Riv site. Now it's on ebay. I love the fork crown. Too > > > > > > > small for me. > > > > > > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230581099589 > > > > > > > > --mike > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > > > David > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > > > probably benefit more from > > > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bunch@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.
