There was a riv bleriot for sale locally in about 2k9 which I was tempted by, but I was too fixie-brained at the time to get involved with it. Kinda regret.
got bored with sleeping baby in my lap
started down a photoshop rabbit hole for eventual RB-T repaint, not what I would call ādoneā but you get the idea. thinking I should sell as a decal on Etsy
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BRIDGESTODE
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Love it and also getting real Princess Bride vibes.
edit: I guess this is why, my family definitely owned this VHS.
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great company to be in
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Iām just gonna post my friends bikes in this thread in hopes to convert you folks into the Riv lifestyle.
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Has anyone ever adulterated a rivendell? Like carbon fork, disc brakes, electronic shifters etc.
Just wondering
The black parts look good
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No conversion necessary, I think we can all agree that a Riv is a sort of end-game bike. I hope to have some funds one day to build an Atlantis.
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Appaloosa is the ābudgetā Atlantis and a couple cm shorter but overall pretty much the same, right?
edit: a Grant ramble about the two, but both are $1750 for f/f
Thereās some confusion over the difference between the Atlantis and the Appaloosa. The Atlantis came first, and when it was made in America, we wanted an equally good Taiwan versionāthat bike became the Appaloosa. Now theyāre both made in the same shop in Taiwan, and they are not just āas good as ever,ā but better.
Geometry, Tires that fit, Ride, Handlebar recommendationsā¦
The Atlantis wheelbase is about three to four percent longer. In theory, the Atlantis will feel smoother, less reactive. In practice, any difference you might feel in a side-by-side test is far more likely to come from the bar, stem, and wheels.
Both fit tires up to 2.25 inches max.
From 2025 on, the Atlantis fits a 27.2 seat post. It is not better than 26.8, but the Taiwan seat post maker had a harder time making 26.8s than 27.2. In any case, we recommend a NITTO post. Either Taiwan or NITTO will last you ten years to forever, and so the cost per year is low either way. NITTO posts are the best in the world, and when you order a seat posts with your frame, we subsidize it just a little.
The Atlantis top tube is about a centimeter or two longer than the top tube on the closest-sized Appaloosa. That makes it marginally better for swept-back handlebars. I have both bikes, set up similarly, and I canāt tell ANY difference.
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double top tube riv with a tridork setup
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iirc at one of the early nutmeg noreasters a dude showed up with a Riv that he had brazed disc brake mounts onto. Iāll have to dig through my photo archive.
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Nice. I donāt think it was this one that I saw though. Just checked my dormant gram account and it isnāt on there!
Was it the grey and dark red one with 3 frame tubes?
I remembered one that was bastardized and painted black (big Grant no no). I donāt know if it was this one? Seems to be fitted for a Rohloff.
I read in one of the old Rivendell Readers that there was a cyclocross model offered with thinwall tubing but I couldnāt figure out if they even actually sold any or just made 2 for Mark to race.
Not adulterated I guess but antithetical to what Grantās design philosophy has eventually become.
that was the Rivendell Legolas and there were several batches of them
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