Maestro 1°, old Mike, did the stay bridge repair on my Rambouillet when the
original brazing broke loose, he was between heart those attacks at that
point and why I had to look elsewhere I was looking for a builder to make
me an under square custom bike as his plate was already fuller than he
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That bike is absolutely hideous, but to each their own! There's another
frame builder that did a similar build without susp correction and toscos.
I am certain many of Rivendell's design features will trickle into
mainstream MTB as some innovative tech (specialized / salsa) and
performance bike
Interesting article for sure. Kind of lost me at “suspension corrected” but still interesting. On the subject of Susie vs. Gus; when both frames were available Grant said in his description that there was “no ride difference” between the two. I don’t know, having only ridden the Gus. I think the Gu
Here's a neat article about a rider and frame builder inspired by Riv's
Susie Longbolts:
https://bikepacking.com/bikes/maestro-rat-snake-prototype/
It makes me wonder what their impression would be of a stiffer Rivendell
Hillibike, like the Atlantis or especially Gus Boots Wilson.
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