FS: Rivendell Mountain Bike 17.5" Waterford Built

Ted Durant

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Dec 5, 2020, 11:03:18 AM12/5/20

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Hi All -

Up for sale is my 1997 Waterford-built Rivendell Mountain Bike. Asking price is $1250 plus shipping, which will depend on where and how.

It is a 17.5" frame, with a 55cm top tube (57cm effective). Tubing is Reynolds 753 and 531. Color is classic pumpkin orange with cream head tube. Rivendell Frame Geometry sheet from the time says:

ST angle: 73

HT angle: 72

Fork Rake: 40

Chain Stay: 42.5

BB Drop: 40

Over Locknut: 132

Condition is very good, though there are some dings in the paint. Selling because I've replaced it with a more road-oriented big tire bike.

It is built up with:

SunTour XC Pro cranks & derailers

Tange BB

Shimano 9-speed bar end shifters

8-speed cassette (yes, this combination works!)

Velo Orange wheels

Compass Rat Trap Pass tires

TRP Revox brakes and RRP levers

Tange Seiki threadless headset, but fork is threaded (yes, this works!)

Specialized/Nitto seatpost

Nitto Dirt Drop stem

Nitto Dirt Drop bars

no pedals, and saddle is not included

Please contact off list, though feel free to ask questions off list.

Ted Durant

Milwaukee, WI USA

Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA

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Dec 5, 2020, 11:12:25 AM12/5/20

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Someone is going to have a very Merry Christmas this year! That's a spectacular deal on a super rare bike.

Thanks for the pics Ted - we don't get to see these often enough.

Marty

Christopher Cote

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Dec 5, 2020, 11:28:56 AM12/5/20

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Wow, that is amazing. I'm hoping this is way to small for me, so I can stop thinking about it. What's the saddle height in the pic? What size regular (level top tube) road bike do you ride? Thanks!

Chris

On Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 11:03:18 AM UTC-5 Ted Durant wrote:

Ted Durant

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Dec 5, 2020, 11:59:21 AM12/5/20

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On Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 10:28:56 AM UTC-6 Christopher Cote wrote:

What's the saddle height in the pic?

Sorry - that's usually my first question, too, and I forgot to include it! Saddle height shown is 71cm. My PBH is 82cm.

What size regular (level top tube) road bike do you ride?

My Rivendell Road Bike is 55cm seat tube / 55cm top tube.

Ray Varella

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Dec 5, 2020, 12:09:47 PM12/5/20

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Pm sent Ted

I’m at rayvarella007 at gmail dot com if you don’t see it

Thank you

Ray

Harth Huffman

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Dec 5, 2020, 12:14:02 PM12/5/20

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Oh my, that is such a gorgeous bike. Geometry is very similar to my Vanilla, which is not a coincidence!

I hope Ray is buying this. It needs to stay in the family.

Cheers,
Harth

Ray Varella

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Dec 5, 2020, 12:33:07 PM12/5/20

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I’m in line Harth.

Cheers

Ray

Ted Durant

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Dec 5, 2020, 2:00:20 PM12/5/20

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Bike is sold - thanks all!

ascpgh

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Dec 6, 2020, 5:13:20 AM12/6/20

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That was like a Wild Kingdom episode with Marlin Perkins explaining what an idyllic gazelle we are seeing while Jim was in a bush nearby describing a group of hungry lions approaching.

Dang that was fast. And now a word from Mutual of Omaha...

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh

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Brendan Willard in SF

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Dec 6, 2020, 11:30:41 AM12/6/20

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All bikes should look like this bike... except for the ones that don't.

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