Return of San Marcos?

[Jim Schultz]

Anyone else catch Rivendell's instagram story a few hours ago? they have a teaser with merry sales/ soma tagged along with a seat tube with a sticker of "co designed with rivendell bicycle works"

i hardly see san marcos come up for sale used, so either they didnt sell many or the owners really love them and dont want to pass them on (or both.) very interested to see what they have cooking. 

[Brent Eastman]

My buddy and I both have one. I will likely never sell mine. 

I get more compliments on it (double top tube 57 single speed w/basket) than either of my Rivs.

[Davey Two Shoes]

I'm so excited to see what this is. If its a San Marcos with modern clearances I'm so in. I wish I had scooped one up last time around.

[esoterica etc]

This is really promising news! I loved my San Marcos, but unfortunately had to sell it due to a move. Fortunately however, it went to a local RBW/iBOB member. Not sure why the San Marcos didn't seem to get as much love from the Riv community as the Bleriot (another Riv collaboration), even though it seems like they're very similar. 

~Mark

Oak Harbor, WA

On Apr 17, 2026, at 8:20 AM, Davey Two Shoes <dgold...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm so excited to see what this is. If its a San Marcos with modern clearances I'm so in. I wish I had scooped one up last time around.

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[Brian Forsee]

I always thought the San marcos looked like a great bike, excited to see it coming back.

Davey - what kind of clearances are you hoping for? Didn't it already fit ±42-44s? Are you hoping its more akin to a Sam (vs homer) w/ cantilevers and clearance for 48-50s?

[TOM CUNNINGHAM]

There is a very nice one (they are lookers) on CL in NY state.  Nice description with pics and specs included in the ad. The price has drifted in the right direction...

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[Brian Turner]

Tange steel is still considered a decent quality steel, right? I have no experience with a San Marcos, but to me they’ve always looked fantastic, and the build quality seems up to Riv standards. I love that they are from that era where Grant was into designing bikes around 650b. I think if I had the opportunity to choose between a “budget” Rivendell of this era… say between a San Marcos, or a Bleriot… I’d probably pick the San Marcos because of the look and the steel specified.

Brian

Lexington KY

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[Eric Daume]

It’s a tandem. 

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Jim Schultz <jamessc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Anyone else catch Rivendell's instagram story a few hours ago? they have a teaser with merry sales/ soma tagged along with a seat tube with a sticker of "co designed with rivendell bicycle works"

i hardly see san marcos come up for sale used, so either they didnt sell many or the owners really love them and dont want to pass them on (or both.) very interested to see what they have cooking. 

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[Jim Schultz]

Yeah I just saw from wills email. What a let down!

On Friday, April 17, 2026 at 6:31:57 PM UTC-5 Eric Daume wrote:

It’s a tandem. 

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Jim Schultz <jamessc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Anyone else catch Rivendell's instagram story a few hours ago? they have a teaser with merry sales/ soma tagged along with a seat tube with a sticker of "co designed with rivendell bicycle works"

i hardly see san marcos come up for sale used, so either they didnt sell many or the owners really love them and dont want to pass them on (or both.) very interested to see what they have cooking. 

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[Adrian]

What a bummer. Would've loved to pick up a San Marcos given the chance. Wish they gave them the geo/bones of any one of their other discontinued models. A tandem is an odd choice.

[Josiah Anderson]

Not a bummer to me! I don't think I am in a situation to pick one up right now, having more tandems than I have cash or storage space, but I would be super stoked to get one if the opportunity presented itself.

Josiah Anderson 

Tacoma WA 

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[Chris Collins]

I love my San Marcos...

I have always wanted a tandem too....hmm.

I'm excited to see this collaboration return.

[Davey Two Shoes]

Being a current Soma rider I can attest that the current crop of Tange steel is still great. My Grand Rando is a very fast bike. Feels more similar to my Waterford road bike than it does my Sam. But the Sam is built to be fast and has heavry wheels on it where my Soma is rolling on some light Crest rims laced to some DT Swiss hubs