Rivendell Reader PDF Archives

[Cyclofiend Jim]

There was a query yonder on the FB about specific editions of the Rivendell Readers. (They were requesting RR#10, RR#41 and RR#42).  

Turns out that the latter two had been uploaded to a Cyclofiend.com archive folder.  Toward the end of the Reader run, they would make a PDF version of the readers available in addition to the print version. And I stashed these two here - 

RR#42 - http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/pdf/RR42_web.pdf

RR#41 - http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/pdf/RR41_web.pdf

As i was searching to see if there were more of these around, I came across the references and a thread to the sethdot.org project to set up a Reader archive. I have to say that saddened me a bit, as I realized how long it had been since Seth Vidal left us way too soon. Sigh. He was quality guy who I am sad to say I never got to meet in person. 

Since my own collection of early Readers had been a bit sporadic (I had enjoyed the first ones via copies borrowed from someone else, since returned), I had bought the first CD of Readers way back when.  This included RR#'s 1 through 11.  (Yes, it went up to 11...) Since surprisingly fewer computers these days even can swallow CD's, I thought it prudent to copy these to a dropbox folder, which should be accessible via this link for now - 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5f0hbf4i5e5n2dq/AAAAII0rxQi1lpzCCiU5JbeAa?dl=0

I'll add to this thread as more items are unearthed.

- Jim

cyclo...@gmail.com / cyclofiend.com

[Reed Kennedy]

Hey Jim,

I have numbers 12 through 35 as PDFs. I’ve been hoping to share them, but didn’t feel great about doing so without Grant’s permission. I emailed him to ask a while ago, but never heard back. (No surprise, he’s busy!)

I’m torn. I’d love to help out and make all these great stories and useful information available, but I’m not really sure they’re mine to give... Thoughts?

Best,

Reed

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[Cyclofiend Jim]

Probably a more well thought-out consideration... 

I'd ask him again. Though if he catches this thread and wants to comment here, that would be good.  

There were those cork (?) flash drives which had the pdf's.  Though since I had a stack of the print versions, I never thought to buy one.  

If you get the OK, let me know - be happy to land those in the same folder for now and host the archive. 

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[Chris Lampe 2]

If they started selling the flash drives again, I would probably buy one.  

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[Cyclofiend Jim]

Agreed. 

[Reed Kennedy]

Totally reasonable. I've dropped Grant another line asking. I didn't want to be a pest, but I suppose asking twice in six months probably isn't all that bad.

I feel conflicted! I gladly downloaded the PDFs you posted, Jim, as it nearly completes my collection. Happy to do my part and share mine as long as I know no feelings will be hurt and no $$ will be lost over at RBW HQ.

Best,

Reed

[Reed Kennedy]

Heard back from Grant, and it sounds like he's fine with it! Here's what I've got:

http://notfine.com/rivreader/

Includes RR 12 - 35 from CDs I picked up at RBW HQ a while back, 1-11 that Jim just posted, and 41-43 from when Riv made them available on the web a while back.

Anyone have digital copies of 36 - 40 or 44? I'd be happy to add them and complete that collection.

Best,

Reed

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[Tim Bantham]

Thanks for posting these. I spent my Sunday evening reading #41 and #42. A wonderful read!

[Shoji Takahashi]

Hi Reed,

I have them. I will DM you to add them to the archive.

Thanks,

Shoji

Arlington MA

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[Shoji Takahashi]

I just checked and have 36-39, but I'm missing 40.

Thanks,

Shoji

[Reed Kennedy]

Thanks so much to Shoji, we now have all but two(!) issues collected up here:

http://notfine.com/rivreader/

Anyone have digital copies of Rivendell Reader 40 or 44?

Best,

Reed

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[Tim]

I have 1-39 in PDF. Always happy to share!

[Reed Kennedy]

Thanks Tim, but I think we've got all those now. Just missing 40 and 44!

Best,

Reed

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I have 1-39 in PDF. Always happy to share!

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[Cyclofiend Jim]

Was there a #44? 

I have the last catalog, ("the Twentieth catalog") but no hard copies of RR's after 43.

- J

On Monday, May 7, 2018 at 7:39:52 AM UTC-7, Reed Kennedy wrote:

Thanks Tim, but I think we've got all those now. Just missing 40 and 44!

Best,

Reed

[Cyclofiend Jim]

And - Reed, Tim & Shoji - THANK YOU!

- J

[MartyG]

FWIW - I may have .pdfs of the first couple/three BOB newsletters when Grant was with Bridgestone. They set the stage for Readers to come, and are just as much fun. I don't have access until the weekend, but will pass them along when I do unless someone beats me to it.

Marty

[Birdman]

What a gift to the community, y’all. Thank you so much!

Isaac

[lconley]

Thank you all.

Now I know what I will be reading on the plane to LAX next week.

Laing

Cocoa, FL

[Deacon Patrick]

What a fantastic and delightful gift! Thank you, first and foremost, to Grant and Co. for generiously sharing these. Like others, I never downloaded them before because I didn’t want to infringe. Thank you Jim, Reed, Tim, and Shoji for putting this together (and any who add the missing prequills or #40, and possibly #44). Seeing the photo on the cover of #43, that is right when I was researching bikes to see if I might be able to ride one. That photo is iconic for me, as it eppitimizes the riding I’d hoped to do (and now, I DO! Sweet!). I look forward to reading these over time, but delighted already in gems like “lugite” and “When Band-Aids came in tins” (wow, did that rubber smell come back!). Thanks again!

With abandon,
Patrick

[Reed Kennedy]

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclo...@gmail.com> wrote:

Was there a #44? 

I have the last catalog, ("the Twentieth catalog") but no hard copies of RR's after 43.

Pretty certain there was / is. There's a listing on the Riv site, though sold out: https://www.rivbike.com/products/rivendell-reader-44

Looks like it came out around January 2016:

https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/137309212899/rr44-is-here-now-first-one-ina-bit-grant

Over two years ago! Almost two and a half...

Never seen a digital copy, though. It's too new for CDs or cork drives.

I must have a copy somewhere. Maybe someday I'll scan it...

Best,

Reed

[John G.]

This was a delight to have on a long Acela ride today. Thank you!

[Carl]

THANKS so much Jim, Reed, Shoji, Tim for sharing these, and to Grant for saying yes. It means a lot to have them. It's a major gift!

[iamkeith]

I've got #44. I'll scan this week.

[Reed Kennedy]

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:25 PM iamkeith <keith...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've got #44.  I'll scan this week.

That’d be swell Keith! I’m happy to put it with the others and host it if you’d like. 

Best,

Reed

[Reed Kennedy]

Grant was kind enough to send me PDFs of Rivendell Readers 40 and 44! Now the archive is complete:

http://notfine.com/rivreader/

Please help yourself!

Best,

Reed

[Albert Steward]

Just to reiterate everyone else's comments - many thanks for sharing! 

[Eric Floden]

Yes thanks from me too...never seen these before

EricF

New Edinburgh, Ottawa, Ont

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[Philip Williamson]

Thanks to all of you. That’s a great thing to have accessible. Next: the coffee table book!

Apropos of nothing, except that I forgot about it until just now - in the elevator this morning, a guy asked about the Biketinkers Union patch on my Brand V grabsack (purse). I said, “Oh that’s my thing. I like to tinker with bikes, modify them, make them better, or more like I like them. I made these patches and I sell them to my friends.”
He said, “Oh, are you into like Rivendell?”
I said, “Oh yeah. Pretty deep into Rivendell. That was a good guess!” And then it was his floor.

Philip
Santa Rosa, CA

[Tim Butterfield]

Thanks for your efforts and for Grant for the 40 and 44.

As for the complete bit, Issue 44 has this to start the first paragraph:  "When Rivendell Reader 0 was mailed in 1994, ..."  Was that a typo or is there an issue zero?

Tim

[Chris Lampe 2]

This is a great resource!  Thanks to Reed for hosting these, thanks to anyone who provided files and especially thanks to Grant for giving permission for this.  

[iamkeith]

Ok, so sounds like I do NOT need to scan #44 after all. Awesome.

[Wayne Naha]

This is a great!  I am really looking forward to reading these.  A heartfelt "Thank you!" to all who made this happen.  It's a wonderful gift.

[Lum Gim Fong]

Doh!
What do I do with my cork now?!?!?!?

[Joe Bernard]

There is an Issue 0.

[Jonathan D.]

Thank you. This is fantastic. I lost my usb. Here is another vote for the coffee table book eventually.

[Grant @ Rivendell]

THere was a Zero, mailed in December, a warm yellow color and a few pages saying something like, "Not sure this will work, but .." It was mailed to 3,900 Bridgestone Owners Bunch (BOB) members--kind of the precursor to our current customer/mailing list. In the last year of Bstone, lots of the fun good stuff there was sitting unsold bc bike dealers didn't want it (wool jerseys, XO-1's..) and rather than discount it below cost to clear the shelves, I suggested we sell it direct to people who did want it. So BOB was formed, with a newsletter called the BOB Gazette. It went on for a year or so, we sold bike stuff, The Song of Hiawatha, and the last of the world's professional grade horsehide baseballs, and other stuff. When Bstone announce closing down, I asked for the BOB mailing list, the 3,900, as part of my going away package (I'd copied it on a floppy just in case...), and boss said Yes, and that's how it went.

[Jan O.]

Thank you all for sharing the files and to Grant for giving permission. Love the idea of a coffee table book.

[RichS]

Still look at RRs from time to time; never get tired of them. Always an inspiration.

Looking forward to that coffee table book!

Best,
Richard

[Tim Butterfield]

Hmmm.  Does this mean we need an RR00.pdf file to really be complete?

Tim

[Ed Fausto]

I sent Reed RR00 in case he still does not have a copy.

Ed Fausto

[Eric Daume]

It would be quite a book. I have nearly every reader— they make a stack maybe a foot high. 

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Thank you all for sharing the files and to Grant for giving permission. Love the idea of a coffee table book.

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[MartyG]

Also sent BOB Gazette #1 and #2. I thought I had Zero, glad you found it Ed.  

[Mark in Beacon]

You'd probably want a Best Of kind of format. Maybe a project for Grant in retirement--published by Compass?

On Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 6:28:24 AM UTC-4, Eric Daume wrote:

It would be quite a book. I have nearly every reader— they make a stack maybe a foot high. 

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Thank you all for sharing the files and to Grant for giving permission. Love the idea of a coffee table book.

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[Reed Kennedy]

Thanks for the BOB Gazettes and RR00! I’m riding a brevet today but will get them uploaded as soon as I’ve got time at a computer. 

Best,

Reed Kennedy

Somewhere around Martinez, CA

[Ana Candela]

This is great! What a generous gift! Thank you all for your effort of putting these pieces of Riv history together, and for sharing to those of us who have come to love Rivendell later in time :)

-Ana

[Birdman]

+1 for a coffee table book and a plug for Stumptown Printers to be involved in the project. Super talented folks and Eric is a big Rivendell fan.

Isaac in pdx

[R Shannon]

Well said Ana. This is a generous and special group.

Best,
Richard

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[Reed Kennedy]

One more update! I've now added the last few files folks were kind enough to share, including:

An index file listing all article titles, which can be searched.

RR00

BOB Gazette #1 and #2

Full credit where credit is due!

Main credit to Grant Petersen, who published these wonderful magazines and was kind enough to let me share them. Thanks as well to all the original authors for their thoughtful, helpful, joyous writing. 

Additional thanks to: 

Will, Vince, Roman and all the other great folks at Riv for supplying the CDs that got this collection started and just generally being great people.

Ed Fausto for RR 00.

Martin Gierke for the RR Index and BOB Gazette 1 & 2.

Cyclofiend Jim for RR 1 - 11, 41, and 42.

Shoji Takahashi for RR 36 - 39.

And Grant once again for tracking down 40 and 44.

Humbly compiled and hosted by me.

Best,

Reed

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Well said Ana. This is a generous and special group.

Best,
Richard

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[iamkeith]

Thank you again, Reed, Grant, and everybody who helped.

I keep thinking about the coffee table book idea, and how great it would  be.  I would sure buy one.   Wouldn't it be great if we could get enough commitments to do a limited-edition bulk publishing and give the profits back to Rivendell.  Perhaps like a present, to them from us, for their upcoming 25th anniversary? 

I still look through my random and sparse collection of old readers on a regular basis, but I haven't been able to make myself read them on line or in electronic format yet.   Seems counter-intuitive to the whole Riv experience in some way.   I like the analog, tactile nature of dogeared pages and tattered covers.

Most of the readers have a few articles that would be natural candidates for elimination, if it was necessary to make a coffee table book size more manageable:   Mail from specific customers, reviews of non-riv products that may no longer exist, profiles of specific customer's businesses, etc., etc.  

Can anybody think of a way to do a crowd-sourced editing and anthology compilation effort?  We'd need Grant's blessing on the concept and final material, of course.  Oh, and I vote to make MartyG's headbadge poster the cover.

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[islaysteve]

Thank you Reed and Grant, and all others who contributed, for making this incredible resource available.  I haven't read many Readers as I am relatively new to the Rivendell family.  I was aware of Riv in 1995, but not the Readers.  Yesterday I had some time away from home, so managed to read some of #2 on my phone.  Not the best way, but still possible.  I  found the day-by-day journal piece to be particularly....telling?   Anyway, the index file sounds like it will be a great addition.  I'm looking forward to reading more.  Cheers, Steve

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[MartyG]

Oh, and I vote to make MartyG's headbadge poster the cover.

 

Hmmm...not a bad idea. Might have to tweak things a bit. I was thinking it could be a classic centerfold, but a cover is a nice idea. 

BTW - the address for me listed on the Gazettes is a very, very, old one. Just in case someone was planning to send me a 60cm Cheviot as a thank you. 

 

[Timothy Hurley]

This is really awesome. Thank you to everyone who put it together!

[Lum Gim Fong]

Sticky this thread please so readers are easy to find.

[Surlyprof]

Agreed. I’ve already marked this as a favorite bookmark on my computer. So fun to read the history of Riv through the articles of the Reader.

Thank you for posting it.

John

[Matt Beecher]

Thanks for doing this.  I started reading them today and enjoyed Grant's view into starting a business, with the financial worries that come with it.  I've tried being a good customer for a few years and feel a bit guilty that I doubt I will buy any big ticket items from him again, now that I have a frame and wheelset on the way.  I am, however, interested in what future Sackville bags will be created.  I'm not a big fan of saddle bags, but the front trunk sacks have been great.  I wish I did not miss the large rear trunk sacks, but have managed to find a green one.  

Cheers,

Matt in Oswego, IL

[Benz, Sunnyvale, CA]

On Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 10:04:21 PM UTC-7, Lum Gim Fong wrote:

Sticky this thread please so readers are easy to find.

While I agree in principle, maybe we should ask Reed about notfine.com, where he is hosting the files. You know, just in case, this is a temporary holding zone…simply because the content of interest are the files.

So, Reed, what do you say?

[Reed Kennedy]

Thanks for asking Benz. I’m happy to keep hosting the files there for as long as I’m around, which will hopefully be a good long time. The cost of hosting them is negligible, and I’m happy to cover it. 

Please feel free to link, sticky, download, and otherwise share. If anyone wants to do anything unusual with them (sell them for a profit, print them in a book, change the content, etc) i would suggest you check with Grant first, please. 

Otherwise, please just read and enjoy!

Best,

Reed