Another Michigan Riv Rider!
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> On Nov 27, 2022, at 7:07 AM, Tom Palmer wrote:
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> Late to the thread, but I have only ridden the Platypus twice. The long bike
> really handles well. Goes where you want it, when you want it, with no drama.
> AND is crazy comfortable. Lighte
On Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 7:44:57 am UTC+11 John Hawrylak wrote:
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> Interesting comparison between the Open and the Rivendell.
>
> Are you using seatposts with the same amount of seatpost setback on the
> Romulus and the Open???The STA for a 61cm/Large frame are very close
> Romulu
Nick
Interesting comparison between the Open and the Rivendell.
Are you using seatposts with the same amount of seatpost setback on the
Romulus and the Open???The STA for a 61cm/Large frame are very close
Romulus 72° - Open 71.5°
Also, do you notice any difference in handling/rid
On Friday, 18 November 2022 at 2:18:11 pm UTC+11 pi...@gmail.com wrote:
> Look at a modern gravel bike like the Open UPPER (which Jan Heine praises
> as the ideal "all road" bike --- to the point where they're going to sell a
> special Rene Herse edition of it on their website) and the differen
Laing,
To my eye the frame is pretty much what was in the plan. The only
difference I can pick out is I ended up with the seattube reamed for 27.2
instead of 26.8.
I kinda wish there was a production version of this frame so everybody
could ride one, it's amazing!
On Friday, November 18,
Have you verified that was what got built? My Custom is thankfully
different from the plan in some aspects. The plan shows Roadini style
baseball bat tapered seat and and top tubes which I find ugly. Nobilette
apparently just went with the big end size (31.8) for all of the main
triangle tubes
I don't have much to say about numbers, but I have a BMC Monster Cross and
a Roadini that, with the exception of brevets, I mostly use
interchangeably. On flats and uphill they feel like very similar bikes.
Downhill is where the Roadini really shines. Coming down the canyons here
in Utah, the B
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>
> Mackenzy probably nailed it up above. And, I'm sure Rivendell geometry has
> been copied by other brands, but do those imitators get the love that Rivs
> get?
>
> I think the combination of slack seat tube, lowish BB, and long chainstays
is pretty hard to find. Treks go for a 73 degree
In my case, no. I've owned and ridden just about every style of bike
imaginable in approximately 55 years, including folders and 2- and 3-wheel
recumbents. I'm not going to claim Rivs are *better *than everything else,
but they provide a unique ride for me that I can't replicate elsewhere.
On
Could it simply be that if you are spending the money to buy a Rivendell,
you are probably a pretty experienced rider and can handle your bike well.
AND, you are so thrilled about how beautiful looking it is, that you to
ride more often and more joyfully, and therefore better than you would some
I plugged it into the trail calculator with a 42mm tire and it says 58mm
trail. What a coincidence!
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> 650B. It looks huge because it is..this is in a sense a frame built for a
> disability, I have arthritis in my hands and asked for a super-upri
650B. It looks huge because it is..this is in a sense a frame built for a
disability, I have arthritis in my hands and asked for a super-upright
Bosco Bars bike. He's never mentioned how he got to this design but what I
see and feel is Grant stretched the front way out there, then added a very
Are those 26" wheels or 650B?
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 4:36:55 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:
> Oh right, I have numbers for why my Rivendell rides the way it does. I
> forgot!
>
> 71.5 seattube, 69.5 headtube. I wanted a pavement-biased frame for
> non-touring-level loads and this is ho
I think the Appaloosa and Atlantis are similar in weight. I’m not a weight
weenie and I don’t race, so I agree that weight is relative. I’m about 200
pounds so a couple extra pounds of bike weight is irrelative. I did find
that I climbed better after I lost 20 pounds!
Randy in Wisconsin
On Thur
Joe
What is the Seat Tube Angle of your custom??
John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 5:41:41 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
> This is an edited version of an email I recently sent Grant, I wanted to
> post here cuz I think the magical Riv ride he designs into these frame
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