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Grant Petersen, the founder of Rivendell and one of the pioneers of alt-cycling, has an amazing write-up in the New Yorker about his modus operandi and motivations for encouraging people to ride slowly. We’re big fans of Rivendell over here, as we know many of you are. It’s a fantastic read, so roll (slowly) on over to the New Yorker to check it out.
Rivendell’s Appaloosa is a true all-rounder. It’s 100 percent perfect for 90 percent of the riding you’re likely to do, and 90 percent perfect for the other ten percent. Make sense? It’s ideal for tires between the 1.5 – 2.2″ range. Build them as a hilly bike or a ’round town cruiser.
Last year, Ottawa Bike and Trail submitted a very unique Surly Ghost Grappler build to our Readers’ Rides. Today we’re sharing the shop’s latest Rivendell build, a stunning Susie Longbolts!
Rivendell‘s Roaduno is a singlespeed chubby tire road bike, designed for smooth hardpack dirt, commuting, and road riding. It features side-pull brakes to let you know it’s not a mountain bike and is available in three stunning colors. Let’s check it out!
There’s something special about a Rivendell. Everyone ought to own one at some point in their cycling journey. For Michael, his came after being hit by a car in Santa Cruz, California. Read on for his story!
Grant Petersen from Rivendell finished his Bicycle Sentences book and it’s in stock now for $20. It features 177 sentences about riding bicycles and bikes themselves; stuff you may know or might not know, may believe or might not. It’s not a Rule Book, not a Holy Book.
“I believe them all, they’re all true for me/Grant, and some may be true for you or worth experimenting with, and who knows what else?”
Check it out at Rivendell.
Rivendell’s all-road bike, Sam Hillborne, is open today at 12 noon PST for pre-order. It comes in two colors this year; Bronzey Green or Periwinkle, five sizes, and can be built with drop bars or more upright bars. Let’s check it out.
Rivendell most likely won’t be producing the Hunqapillar again but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a soft spot for these klunkers. One of their customers, Jimmy, had his frame resprayed by Rick at D&D and the outcome is marvelous. See for yourself at Rivendell’s Blog…
“It’s interesting in theory, but when you hit bumps in the road you go up with the bike, and there aren’t any normal riding instances I can think of where you’d naturally mimic what Antonio is doing to this extent and feel the frame flex. Maybe the Clem is slightly more comfortable over rough stuff, but the tires still make way more of a difference in comfort than the flex of the tubing, so don’t read into this too much. If I were choosing between a flex-less Clem with soft tires and a flexy Clem with hard tires, I’d choose the flex-less, soft-tired Clem every time.”
Rivendell‘s Friday newsletter included this nifty video. What do you think about this experiment?
Our take: frame flex is mostly discernible in cornering through rough stuff or powering up a climb.
On Wednesday, February 28 the gang from Rivendell went on a ride to catch the good trail conditions before the next rain and take some fresh photos. They rode 10 minutes to get on the trail then about 10 miles in 4 hours. Talk about a leisurely pace!
Rivendell’s new Nitto stems feature a little less rise but still have ultra-long quill insertions…
Ronnie walks us through a recent “budget build” Rivendell Roadini in one of his classic bike check videos.
Let us wipe the drool off our keyboards on this early Monday afternoon and give y’all a heads up that Rivendell is having a pre-order (12 PM on February 8th) for the fully lugged Longbolts and Slugstone ($2,000) models this week…
In many ways, Rivendell was way ahead of the curve with cycling bags. Its Sackville line has seen a number of well thought out and simple bike bags with the latest design being the EZPZ handlebar bag ($162). This bag pulls inspiration from modern handlebar bags that strap to the bars and a Randonneuring bags’ closure system…
“I think if nobody cared about being a cool cat racer-type, or everybody rode five to 25 miles a day to town and around ponds on rolling roads while pedaling in fairly natural and upright positions, taking care of business, shopping, or getting out there for extremely tolerable and maybe even thrilling exercise; and if money were no object, and nobody was vegan, and if Brooks could make enough of them, then the Brooks B68 would be the most popular bicycle saddle on spaceship earth.”
– Grant Petersen, Rivendell Bicycle Works Founder
Take a look inside and out of the Rivendell shop in Walnut Creek.
Rivendell are fans of the good ol’ fashioned pedal bike and have made a series of goods showcasing their love. The Bicycle Fan Club patches, stickers membership cards, and caps are all in stock now and shipping from Rivendell.
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
