FS - Rivendell Road 60cm

[Huston]

Greetings,

For your consideration is a 60cm Rivendell road frameset.  Based on the serial number and some markings on the steer tube, I believe (emphasis) this is a 1999 Match-built “Road Standard.”  For additional information on Match frames, please refer to Rivendell Reader #15.  Also, Rivendell catalog #3 has a geo chart for Road Standards.  Thanks to Reed et al. for hosting all of this information.

Stamped size is 60.  Additional frame details are as follows:

Seat tube (center-to-top): 60cm
Seat tube (center-to-center): 57cm
Top tube (center-to-center): ~58.5cm
Rear spacing: 130mm
Top tube: sloping ~1 degree

The frame is built for 700c wheels and does clear 700 x 32s, but that doesn't leave much room under the brake bridge.

This frameset looks quite good considering its age. There are blemishes to the Joe Bell paint on the fork legs (from p-clamps) and on the seat tube (from a clamp-on front derailleur).  Dropouts and other contact points show typical signs of use.  Little nicks and chips here and there, but nothing concerning to report. Bottom bracket shell looks great.

If you're wondering why I'm selling this frameset, the answer is simple: it's too big for me.  For reference, I have comfortably ridden a 58 Toyo Atlantis and a 54 Hunq.

Pictures are available here.  Price: $1,550.00 plus shipping and insurance to CONUS via UPS.  If you want to run numbers, the frame box is 44 x 26 x 8.

Thanks for looking and please send a message with any questions.

Huston
Lexington, KY

[Bill Lindsay]

Huston

Do you have links to those two references: Riv Reader #15 and Riv Catalog #3?  

In what way is the Riv Road too big?  Without knowing the STA of the Riv Road, I'd estimate the stack and reach to be nearly identical to a 58 Toyo Atlantis.  Was your Atlantis built with upright bars?  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Huston]

Bill,

Here are the links:

Match (Tim Isaac) Interview: page 3 of Riv Reader #15

Road Standard geometry: page 9 of Riv Catalog(ue) #3 and page 14 of Riv Catalog(ue) #5

The Atlantis had Noodles and a short (7cm) stem and was on the outer range of what works for me as far as reach.

Thanks,

Huston

Lexington, KY

[Bill Lindsay]

Dynamite, thanks for the clarification.  I had the impression that the 58 Toyo Atlantis was perfect for you, and the 60 Road Standard was too big.  Now it's clear that the 58 Toyo Atlantis was right on the hairy edge of too-big for you and the 60 Road Standard is a hair bigger.  Since I ran a 11cm stem on a 58 Toyo Atlantis and it was perfect for me, this 60 Road Standard would also be perfect.  

BL in EC

[Huston]

Update and bump:

A few people have reached out on the 60cm Riv road, but the frameset remains for sale.  If you're interested and have a reasonable offer, please send a PM.

--Huston

Lexington, KY

[Josh (BertoBerg)]

Did you end up selling this?

-Josh 

[Huston]

The frameset has been claimed as of this evening.

Thank you,

Huston

Lexington, KY