bike_farm_800.jpg (330439 bytes)December 23, 2006--Santa Claus came a little early this year, disguised as a FedEx delivery driver.  He  brought this 1998 Rivendell Road Standard frame, which we purchased from the original owner.  It's a great frame, built to Rivendell specs (click here to read the original catalog description, with frame geometry) by Joe Stark, a well-known builder who has also built for Trek and Masi.  Paint is by Joe Bell (a Campy Only sponsor) and still looks great after eight years on the road.

The frame is a mix of Reynolds, Vitus, and Columbus tubing (note that Richard Sachs also mixes tubesets to get the right tubes for the purpose).  Some geometry notes:

  • Head angle: 73.5 degrees
  • Seat angle: 72.5 degrees
  • Seat tube: 58 cm
  • Top tube: 58.5 cm
  • Chainstays: 43 cm
  • Rake: 4.25 
  • Bottom bracket drop: 8 cm

Our plan for this bike is to use it for "extreme" events like the Devil Mountain Double Century and Terrible Two.  It rides very nicely, and it's fun to look at the beautiful Richard Sachs-designed lugwork as you're cruising along.

Specs:

  • 1998 Rivendell Road Standard, 58cm
  • Campagnolo Scirocco wheels Since changed out to a wheelset built with Velocity Aerohead rims on a Record rear hub and a Schmidt generator front hub.
  • FSA Carbon Compact crankset (50/34 rings)  Since changed out to a Centaur UltraTorque
  • FSA Titanium bottom bracket  Since changed out to Campy UltraTorque
  • Centaur derailleurs
  • Daytona (Centaur) Ergo levers
  • Chorus brakes, dual pivot front, single pivot rear
  • Chorus Ti seatpost
  • Brooks B17 N (narrow) saddle  Since changed out to a B17 Standard. The Narrow was not very comfortable for me.
  • Chorus headset
  • Nitto bars ("Noodle" model from Rivendell)
  • Nitto Technomic stem
  • Weight as shown: 22 pounds without the pump and toolkit (see photos below)
      
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Frame arrives, bright and early on 12-23-06		 IMG_2185_800.jpg (166455 bytes)
Bare frame		 IMG_2186_800.jpg (160494 bytes)
Saddle and post		 IMG_2188_800.jpg (200949 bytes)
Ti bottom bracket installed		 IMG_2189_800.jpg (215833 bytes)
FSA crank is next.
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Brakes go on		 IMG_2191_800.jpg (184336 bytes)
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Starting to route cables		 IMG_2196_800.jpg (183464 bytes)
Starting to look like a bike
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Drivetrain complete		 IMG_2198_800.jpg (199086 bytes)
Ready to tape the bars		 IMG_2200_800.jpg (261908 bytes)
The completed bike		 IMG_2201_800.jpg (257759 bytes)
Front view		 IMG_2202_800.jpg (219052 bytes)
RBW on the seat tube
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Weighing the bike		 scale.jpg (122116 bytes)
Weight: Just a shade over 22 pounds

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