FS - Rivendell Rambouillet

Rhonda Tanguay

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Jul 6, 2021, 8:23:43 PM7/6/21

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Want to sell this bike. Top tube - 20", seat tube - 22", wheelbase - 40"

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Cyclofiend Jim

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Jul 6, 2021, 8:37:50 PM7/6/21

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Note - this individual is selling the bicycle which belonged to her late husband.
She felt that this bicycle could find a proper home to a member of this group.
I have contacted her to encourage her to post this with a proper price listing and other specifics, so there may be updates to this listing.

Jim / List admin

Doug H.

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Jul 6, 2021, 8:40:02 PM7/6/21

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Jim,

Thank you for the thoughtful and kind handling of this sale post.

Doug

Johnny Alien

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Jul 6, 2021, 9:43:44 PM7/6/21

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The Rambouillet might be the best Rivendell ever. Someone is going to be very happy!

Fullylugged

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Jul 7, 2021, 7:42:36 AM7/7/21

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Green was the color for the 3rd and final run. Prospective buyers might ask the seller where the lengths of tubes given are measured from. RBW uses center to top for set tubes. If correct, this is a 56 cm. Standover of 80.8 cm (from the RBW geometry chart.).

As a prior posted said, this may be the best of the production Rivendells, combining pretty lugs and quality fillet brazing, fine quality tubing, a road worthy design that is still comfortable and excellent neutral handling. With over 16,000 miles on mine I admit to possible bias. :)

Someone will enjoy this bikee.

Bruce

ascpgh

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Jul 7, 2021, 8:19:18 AM7/7/21

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Thanks Jim for posting this. Not a better way to address all interests. I'll pile on with my support of this model being someone's very special entry to the Rivendell ride. My Rambouillet has been utterly brilliant and anyone in that size range and somewhat interested would be well served by this one.

Andy Cheatham

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Cyclofiend Jim

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Jul 7, 2021, 11:08:50 AM7/7/21

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It's weird to think of folks not knowing the Rambouillet... but, that was a few years ago now.
Here's info on it and a scan of the booklet -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html

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Cyclofiend Jim

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Jul 7, 2021, 11:13:35 AM7/7/21

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A quick scan back through the last year or so brings up some listings for built Rams in the $1500 range.
Green frame would likely have been ~2007-2009 - that was the last color option.

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Rhonda Tanguay

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Jul 8, 2021, 6:10:27 PM7/8/21

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Additional photos can be found in this Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BmWm8Vut3r5W77jOcjZ1YpGxSFJoBzyo?usp=sharing

Ryan Nute

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Jul 8, 2021, 6:11:30 PM7/8/21

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If this is a 56 I think I have to put my hat in. Currently Rivendell-less and this would replace my '76 Witcomb USA which is nice but a bit quick handling for my taste these days.

Ryan

On Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 12:09:56 PM UTC-7 David Hallerman wrote:

Reading posts kvelling over the Rambouillet delights me for a special new reason - I’m the very lucky guy who bought the NOS 56cm Ram frameset that Gerard Gunhouse sold here less than a fortnight ago.

As someone who owned an original Waterford-built Riv Road Standard, bought during the company’s first year, and regrets selling it a few years ago, this new and perhaps better chance (fatter tires are better) at Riv All-Roadism - in perfect emerald green no less! - is a source of unexpected joy.

I’ll post some photos as the build goes along. And thanks again Gunner, you’ve been a great gentleman across the whole process of my buying your absurdly well-packed and well-preserved backup Rambouillet. Did I mention the bike is GREEN?

Dave, who is intent on beaucoup beausage for his new Ram to counter a core reason he sold his original Riv Road which had to do with some kind of preservation but hey you know life is short
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Hudson Valley NY

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iamkeith

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Jul 9, 2021, 4:33:46 PM7/9/21

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Sure looks like a 56 or, maybe 58, to me. Remember that the Rams were proportioned to encourage people to size "up" from what they typically believed they needed. Even more so than other Rivs of the era, they had proprtionally shorter top tubes and lower bottom brackets.

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Cyclofiend Jim

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Jul 9, 2021, 5:58:15 PM7/9/21

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Two quick points -

Please let's keep this post on topic. It is a for sale post for a specific bike, not a general Rambouillet thread (which I'd love to see discussed - I removed several posts here which deserved a separate thread topic.)