My wife has that same frame. I got it in 1998 or so complete from Rivendell, if memory serves. It's shakedown was a tour of Ireland. Excellent bike and the ride is superb. She won't let me change a thing about it and as long as she's happy riding, I won't.
On Sunday, March 9, 2014 6:23:45 AM UTC+7, reynoldslugs wrote: > > Dear List, > > Here's a note I just posted on iBob, it's about a frame I got from Grant a > number of years back. I'm very fond of the frame, as it's the reason I got > back into cycling after a hiatus of 12 or 13 years. I had fallen out of > biking for a number of years - - aluminum bikes and index shifting didn't > suit me too well - - then one night over a few beers the Right Reverend > Mookie Rex handed me a Rivendell Catalog, which led to the purchase of this > frame, a renewed interest in cycling, and many good times since. > > Here is what I just posted on the Bob list: > > With quite a bit of help from the list, this project is finally done: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/sets/72157642068014924/<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F41563482%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157642068014924%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF_clrg9dd2y8uOGxNHN8wF_i85Hw> > > It's an older Heron Road frame, just a bit of beausage. I got this bike > from Grant Peterson maybe 15 years ago. It was hanging in the garage, and > has a new life as a 650B. I haven't ridden it much, just around the > neighborhood, but I like the way it looks and feels. > > Parts include the following: > > Phil Hubs from the original build, now on Velo-Orange rims with Soma > B-line 650x38s. > Sugino PX crankset in 26-40 > Shimano Deore r/d > Suntour Superbe Pro f/d > Superbe Seatpost - 27.0 > Nitto flat bars - these suckers are pretty heavy... > Selle Anatomica Titanico X for Clyde > Tektro Big Mouth > King Iris > Thin Gripsters > > I'll take it out for some hills this week and will send along a ride > report. > > thanks again - > > Max B > Sonoma County CA > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
