New Riv Custom

[Brad Gantt]

So, after 2 years and 4 months, my custom frame arrived at Riv
headquarters. Mark is building it up today (and was kind enough to
snap these pics) and soon it will be mine. Can't wait to give it a
spin!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17053338@N02/sets/

[reynoldslugs]

Beautiful. How do you call that particular orange?

[Brad Gantt]

Thanks. The color is Cinnamon Pearl (HOK PBC48). JB was great in
helping get exactly what I wanted.

Brad

[Rene Sterental]

Beautiful. Why did it take so long?

[Brad Gantt]

I'm not entirely sure other than there was a long list of folks ahead
of me. Curt and Mark were both building at the time I placed the order
but after Curt stopped building Rivs I imagine the entire queue fell
on Mark's shoulders. He works these in around his own frames. To be
fair, Grant was quite clear about customs not being for those who
couldn't afford to wait.

Once I have it, the wait will be the furthest thing from my mind. At
least it wasn't a Vanilla. :)

Brad

[Jon Grant]

Holy cats! I never get tired of looking at those beautiful bicycles.

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From: Brad Gantt <brd...@gmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:52:35 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: [RBW] New Riv Custom

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[Angus]

It's already yours Brad! ...you just don't have it yet :-)

I recall waiting a similar length of time for my All-Rounder (I
believe during a transition from Waterford to Joe Stark). 11 years
later I'm still enjoying the bike.

Angus

P.S. I'm adding this color to the short list of "colors to pick when I
need a repaint."

[James Dinneen]

Very, very, very nice bike. Wish you many years of happy riding. Please post as built photos when you get it.                                 Jim  D.      Massachusetts --- On Mon, 1/11/10, Brad Gantt <brd...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[mark]

Beautiful color, and I love the treatment of the fork crown.

[amoll68]

Stunning!!! Congratulations Brad.

So, by Mark, do you mean Nobilette? If so, he's a busy man, with his
own stuff AND the Rene Herse bikes. No wonder it took over two years.

Alex Moll
Seattle, WA

[raste...@comcast.net]

I'm not Brad but have a similar story

.

I got my custom in November of 2008. My wait time was a bit more that 3 yrs.

I too was in the same Curt/Mark N builder transition that Brad was.

Since I had a Romulus to ride during the wait time it was no big deal to me.

 

I totally love my Riv Custom.

 

-JimD

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Subject: [RBW] Re: New Riv Custom

I'm not entirely sure other than there was a long list of folks ahead of me. Curt and Mark were both building at the time I placed the order but after Curt stopped building Rivs I imagine the entire queue fell on Mark's shoulders. He works these in around his own frames. To be fair, Grant was quite clear about customs not being for those who couldn't afford to wait. Once I have it, the wait will be the furthest thing from my mind. At least it wasn't a Vanilla. :) Brad On Jan 11, 3:28 pm, Rene Sterental wrote: > Beautiful. Why did it take so long?
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[cyclotourist]

Yes, both are amazing looking.  It's sort of a metallic burnt orange to me.  Just beautiful!

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[cyclotourist]

So what makes it "custom"?  What's the design like?

[CycloFiend]

That's really a fine looking frame. It will be exciting to see it come
together. I agree on the color - really a winner.

thanks for passing that along!

- Jim

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[Brad Gantt]

On Jan 11, 8:18 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So what makes it "custom"?  What's the design like?

Well, it's not like the numbers are too crazy. Just built exactly the
way I wanted it. I have been coveting a Rivendell for well over 10
years and this was a 40th birthday gift from my family and friends.
The bike has clearance for 42s w/fenders, long reach sidepulls, triple
crank, King hubs, Noodle bars, bar end shifters, etc.

Brad

[Brad Gantt]

Thanks for all the kind words everybody. I love the color too. It's
exactly what I imagined. It'll be shipped to me on Wednesday and I'll
be sure to take a lot of pictures.

Brad

[cyclotourist]

Sounds like a perfect bike!  Happy Birthday indeed!

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[Ron MH]

What an outstanding colour choice. Fire off a message with photos of
the complete package when it's done, please.

Ron

[Crazy4Suki]

Sooooo NICE! Enjoy, Brad - looks like your patience has paid off.

[bpu...@aol.com]

2 1/2 years is not long for a custom with a JB paint job. Beautiful bike!

Bill

Louisville

 

 

In a message dated 1/11/2010 6:42:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, brd...@gmail.com writes:

[Patrick in VT]

sweet! i assume clearance for 42s and long reach sidepulls was spec'd
for 650b, or no? and no mid-fork braze-ons, so a dedicated rear-
loader (or no-loader) - kind of a sport touring rig with very generous
clearances? looks fun!

[Brad Gantt]

Patrick,

700 actually. I followed Grant's recommendation on the brakes after
speccing the clearances that I was looking for. Sport Touring rig
about sums it up, yes. I will most likely ride it sans racks for
longer mixed terrain rides around Los Angeles. There are quite a few I
have had my eye on for several years. From my house I can ride nice
roads and fire roads all the way to the coast. I believe XO-1 took a
group on many of those roads/trails last year on an epic. I'd love to
throw some fat knobbies on a have a go at a good chunk of the MTB
trails I have ridden hundreds of times. Should get some interesting
looks, I'm sure.

[Patrick in VT]

On Jan 12, 11:21 am, Brad Gantt <brdg...@gmail.com> wrote:

mmm. sounds fun! the challenge grifo xs might be right up your alley
- outstanding tire. great for dirt-to-pavement-to-single track kind
of riding.

[Brad Gantt]

Just updated Flikr with a couple of shots Mark took of the bike post-
build. Just need to add pedals, bags, cages and I'm in business!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17053338@N02/sets/72157623066924065/

[Allingham II, Thomas J]

Wow. Just...wow.

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Subject: [RBW] Re: New Riv Custom

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17053338@N02/sets/72157623066924065/

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What a beauty!

-JimD
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[Richard]

Beautiful bike.

When the time comes for touch-up paint, try Autocolor Service in
Oregon, telephone 1-866-672-8201. Autocolor's House of Kolor touch-up
paints are made to brush on, match perfectly, and look much better
than touch-up paints that are made to spray on.

Enjoy the bike.

[Michael Glaser]

Really nice bike Brad. I noticed that you went with Chris King hubs.
I have them on my Hilsen, and they're fantastic. Congrats!

[Wade Vidal]

that is beautiful custom. I love the color what is it?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Gantt" <brd...@gmail.com>
To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:51 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: New Riv Custom

> Just updated Flikr with a couple of shots Mark took of the bike post-
> build. Just need to add pedals, bags, cages and I'm in business!
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/17053338@N02/sets/72157623066924065/
>

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[Brad Gantt]

Thanks! The color is Cinnamon Pearl from House of Kolor.

[Brad Gantt]

Just found out the bike will arrive on Friday. A little evening shake-
out cruise and then off for a proper ramble on Saturday morning.

[Brad Gantt]

I just uploaded a few more shots of the bike pre-maiden voyage. I
can't really do justice to the paint. To say it exceeded my
expectations is an understatement.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17053338@N02/sets/72157623222577144/

[James Warren]

When you look at JB Blues on a bike with those great sidepulls, and you know it's all going to work so great and ride so well and be easy to maintain and always look good with age and be comfortable, all these things just add to how great it looks. It looks a lot like an AHH (due to the clearance and sidepulls) or maybe between that and a Ram, but with all the extra sha-bling! of a custom. I hope you're out loving it right now. It's unbelievable. Thanks for the photos.

-JW

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>Subject: [RBW] Re: New Riv Custom
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[James Warren]

Also, it reminds me a bit of when I got my AHH. (I'm assuming that Rivendell assembled it for you.) Even though I've done a couple of assemblies myself, there is nothing better, after investing in a Rivendell, to have them send you the complete bike assembled and dialed in the way they assemble it. They are extremely good at it, and it really adds to the experience and bike quality and is well worth what they charge.

[james black]

Brad,

That is a very nice bike, and very pretty. I hope I run into you
around town some day so I can see it!

James Black
Los Angeles, CA

[Brad Gantt]

Thanks James. It's a joy to ride. I'm going to try and make the next
So-Cal group ride. Maybe I'll see you there.

[Shaun Meehan]

Wow! Fantastic bike! The color is absolutely perfect.

 

Shaun Meehan

[Jason Hartman]

I'm surprised Rivendell does not build bikes with crossed shifter cables.
It reduces friction, lets you run shorter cables, and cuts down on head tube rub.
Sheldon Brown's description is below.

Jay Hartman

"Criss-Cross" Cables

Most bicycles with handlebar-mounted shifters run the rear cable on the right, the front on the left. This causes some awkwardness in routing the length of housing from the shift lever to the frame stops. Due to the need to allow these housings to be long enough to permit the bars to be turned all the way back and forth, the housings often wind up making a reverse bend--for instance, the rear will go from the shifter, which is on the right, swing forward and cross over past the centerline of the bicycle, then back over to the right side of the top tube, before heading down the down tube. These extra bends increase friction, and the fairly forcible contact between the housing and the side of the top tube can damage the finish.

A neat solution to this is to run the cables "criss-cross" style: The rear runs from the lever, (on the right) around the top tube, and to the cable stop on the left side of the down tube! The front cable crosses over similarly from the left side of the handlebar to the right side of the down tube.

The bare cables then cross one another under the middle of the down tube, making an "X". The cables may touch where they cross, but they will do so very lightly, since they are both straight...the tiny bit of friction at this crossing is more than offset by the reduction in friction in the smoother-flowing cable housings.

 

[Brad Gantt]

Interesting. I trust that Mark knew what he was doing. It shifts
flawlessly and to get the cables to rub on the headtube would require
a very sharp turn if the bars which would likely result in bigger
concerns.

[Brad Gantt]

D'oh! That would be "of" the bars. Not "if".