Rivendell Red

[John Hawrylak]

Did Rivendell ever use a shade of RED on their standard models???  If so can anyone provide a photo or a link to an article, reader, etc describing or showing it?

I thought one model had a red.   I think they favor the creamy shades.  I know, they tend to favor blues/greys from their recent blugs.

I want to have my 1988 Panasonic Schwinn Voyageur painted in RED, and would like to know what if any shade Riv used in the past.   I was favoring the 1970's Schwinn Opaque Red (non-metallic).

The frame is the original Emerald Green, which is not high on favorites.  However, the paint has held up very good considering the 25 years.  Schwinn was using a clearcoat at that time, which may have helped.  Keeping it indoors (garage, shed) and not in a parking lot, like a car, probably also helps the paint.

TIA.

John Hawrylak

Woodstown NJ

[Jim M.]

Legolas came in red. You can see some here:  https://www.flickr.com/groups/legolas/pool/  Can't think of any others.

jim m

wc ca

[Chris Lampe 2]

I like the shade of red on Jimmy Carter's Atlantis:

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 1:38:35 PM UTC-5, John Hawrylak wrote:

[bo richardson]

i had my Tanguy repainted in a closeish match to BMW motorcycle red. little tomato, but still red red
not cream of tomato orange
it was nice. BMW knows their market.

[Surlyprof]

It was driving me crazy trying to remember where I had seen a red Atlantis!  I've also always liked Dave's Homer.  I've never seen it in person but the photo looked like a warm, metallic red. http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/staff1.htm

John

[Chris Lampe 2]

I agree that Dave's AHH is a fantastic color.  If I remember correctly, that frameset was ordered with custom painting to be "burnt orange" and there was some error/misunderstanding that led to the frame being painted a color the buyer didn't want so RBW had another frame painted and Dave snagged this one.  I believe it was a Grant blug post and I believe he referred to the color as "root beer-like".    Looks good, whatever they call it. 

[olof...@gmail.com]

Back in 1999 I ordered a custom Rivendell and wanted a color I named „dark metallic cinnamon“ which I got. The picture shows it on tour in an earlier configuration, it is now conversed to 650B (Pari Motos) and cream SKS longboards. Still stunning! When I saw the picture of Jimmy Carter the first time I was so intrigued that I mailed Joe Bell and asked if it was the same color, to which he answered in a very vague manner. Funny thing is I wanted a more brown color, turned out that US cinnamon is more red than the european one. But I am quite enamoured to the resulting hue.

 

Olof Stroh

Uppsala Sweden

 

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 2:52:33 PM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:

 

I like the shade of red on Jimmy Carter's Atlantis:

 

 

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 1:38:35 PM UTC-5, John Hawrylak wrote:

Did Rivendell ever use a shade of RED on their standard models???  If so can anyone provide a photo or a link to an article, reader, etc describing or showing it?

I thought one model had a red.   I think they favor the creamy shades.  I know, they tend to favor blues/greys from their recent blugs.

 

I want to have my 1988 Panasonic Schwinn Voyageur painted in RED, and would like to know what if any shade Riv used in the past.   I was favoring the 1970's Schwinn Opaque Red (non-metallic).

 

The frame is the original Emerald Green, which is not high on favorites.  However, the paint has held up very good considering the 25 years.  Schwinn was using a clearcoat at that time, which may have helped.  Keeping it indoors (garage, shed) and not in a parking lot, like a car, probably also helps the paint.

 

TIA.

 

John Hawrylak

Woodstown NJ

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[Ron Mc]

I'm not big on bikes in earth tones (or cars).  While black bikes look beautiful, invisible bike riders in low morning and evening sunlight and bad weather are dumb.  

Red is good.  Orange is good. 

[Alan Pickett]

I really like that Legolas red. Does anyone know the story behind the Carter's Rivendell's? I see a picture on the inter-webs with both Jimmy and Rosalyn standing astride to Rivendell's. Hopis doing OK. I have not yet checked the news today.

[Evan E.]

Dave's burnt orange/copper/root beer Homer is almost as beautiful as an orange-with-gold-iridescent-shimmer Rambouillet.

[Joe Bernard]

My slightly vague memory is that Grant gave President Carter a Riv (not sure about a second one) in appreciation for his humanitarian work.

[Chris Chen]

I think the color party on the rear rack makes up for it :)

On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Ron Mc <bulld...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm not big on bikes in earth tones (or cars).  While black bikes look beautiful, invisible bike riders in low morning and evening sunlight and bad weather are dumb.  

Red is good.  Orange is good. 

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[Norman Bone]

Pretty sure that is a Joe Starck built custom and not an Atlantis (see comments). -Norm in PDX

President Jimmy Carter with his Rivendell Atlantis

				President Jimmy Carter with his Rivendell Atlantis
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Picture here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24103159@N08/3360339647

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Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Red

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[John Hawrylak]

Surlyprof

Thanks for the Dave's AHH link.  Nice color, a variation of the Coppertone color.  Still favoring more of pure red.

John Hawrylak

Woodstown NJ

[John Hawrylak]

Bo

can you post a picture of the BMW Motorcycle red???  I remember BMW 2002s in red.

John Hawrylak

Woodstown NJ

[Don Compton]

Keven at Riv picked this red for my new Roadeo

[Ron Mc]

if you search jimmy carter on the forum you will get 11 threads that go back to '07.  I believe they have more than one Rivendell, Custom and Atlantis (I could be wrong about that).  

Grant spoke up once on the forum essentially about the pleasant experience of selling bikes to the Carters.  

Mr Carter also has some nice fly rods.  This one made by Bill Oyster.  

  

http://www.oysterbamboo.com/files/carter_collage3.pdf  

When I met Bill Oyster, he offered a guide grade cane rod for $700, and he had just finished Mr Carter's rod.  Like a dummy, I didn't order one.  His time is in such demand now, the least expensive rod grade he will make costs $2400 and waiting list is 3 years.  

[Tim Gavin]

My Rivendell Road (1997) is a deeper, metallic red.  It was brazed and painted at Waterford; I'm not sure if they used their "standard" color pallette they have now, or if it was a special hue just for the run of Riv frames.

I know the OP is looking for a classic, opaque red.  But I wanted to share.  :)  You don't see as many red Rivs as you do blue, orange, and green.

More photos:

http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/Tim_Gavin/library/Rivendell

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[Tonester]

booyah

[Fullylugged]

Beautiful bike Tim. Interesting, it has the early lug set and the second generation decals.

[Tim Gavin]

It's a 1997 Road Standard, so it's kind of a generation 1.5 frame.  The Sachs/Riv lugset is gorgeous.

[Tim Gavin]

Indeed.  Your Atlantis looks great in red.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Tonester <tony....@gmail.com> wrote:

booyah