Rivendell Road serial number help

[Chris Block]

Can’t remember the pedigree of my Rivendell Road.  I purchased it on EBay close to 20 years ago from a gentleman who had two for sale, one an orange Road, which I bought, and another, a beautiful green All-Rounder.  Should have bought them both, talk about Sophie’s choice!  Was a bit of a sad story, the original owner had ordered these two and had never ridden them due to declining health.

  So, serial number is R72M, with RIVENDELL on the other side of the BB shell.  Any historians able to fill me in?

[Aidan Conti]

Unfortunately, I am not a historian. But I can add data. Not that it helps terribly. I have a Waterford build Rivendell that I ordered as soon as Rivendell was set to take orders and received in 1995. Its serial is K95017. Since it looks rather different, I am guessing that the sequencing changed at some point relatively early. I don't have Rivendell on the other side of the BB shell, but Everest on the same side.

Good luck with the archival research =)

[Greg J]

I don't have my Riv Readers any more, but the "M" may represent a match-built AR.  Or a Riv custom builder (JS, RS, etc.), but I can't think of anyone with an "M" initial.

That's not a Waterford serial number.

[David Carner]

I own Rivendell Road serial # R73M. It is match built. You will find a lot of information about that short-lived venture in Rivendell Reader Issue 15. I bought it on Ebay in 2006. I believe it was delivered to the original owner in 2001.

David