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Rivendell all rounder12/31/2022 ![]() ![]() I'll post a pic after I get back to Oregon on May 1 as pics aren't in this laptop. I stripped it to build the Super Course into a beautiful bike, with Nervex Lugs, which checked off many of the Rivendell boxes. Searching eBay for parts, for $125 plus $75 shipping, I found a NIB, Ross Super Gran Tour, a hi-ten frame built with Shimano Arabesque group that included their high flanged hub wheels. Stripped it to bare frame, got a $220 paint job from Acme of Portland, OR (prior to their fame). So I went the Budget Vintage route: Started with a $10, 1969 Raleigh Super Course from Good Will. I knew Rivendell made small frames too, still, I doubted such a heavy, durable, build was really necessary for a little guy like me(I weigh around (140-142 pounds). I looked into them but the price put me off, plus every one I saw seemed to be in the "Big Bike for a Big Guy" Category. Saw several Atlantis Rivs around town when we lived in Olympia Washington. ![]() Grant does write well and I always liked reading his stuff. ![]()
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