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The Hunqapillar. A touring bike with massive clearances for mountain bike tires, tubing spec’d for off-road ripping (fully loaded) and a gorgeous green and cream paint job. Branded as a “Wooly Mammoth Bicycle”, this machine is meant to rip wakki 1-trakk and still make it to Poppi’s Pizza in time for a cold pint or a toke from the wizard’s pipe.
This photo came from the Rivendell catalog, but I poached it off Olivier Chételat’s Flickr, which I recommend you check out, after you read these notes, scrawled by Mr. Peterson himself.
What better way to top off your Nitto stem on your tourer than with a Rivendell magnet?
Since 1994, Rivendell Bicycle Works have been supplying the Unracers of the world with practical, classy and comfortable options for riding. Now in their 20th year of business, the brand has pulled together a freaking incredible catalog, reminiscent of Grant’s days at Bridgestone…
Don’t miss the 20th edition of the Rivendell Bicycle Works catalog!
These are awesome and of course, they’re made in the USA! Pick up one from Rivendell.
This weekend in SF, the world-renown bicycle company Rivendell opens its first ever pop up shop. There’s no official flier or anything, just this post on the Brooks England blog, which gives us these details:
Rivendell Bicycle Works SF
June 1st through 9th
12pm – 7pm
3156 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94110
Soma‘s collaboration frame with Rivendell Bicycle Works has finally arrived. This is a rare bird in the sense that Grant Petersen designed it specifically for Soma, using Rivendell lugs. Grant describes it as a “sport tourer”, ideal for asphalt with road slicks, dirt with bigger tires or just cruising the city. While it’s not a dedicated touring bike it does have the following provisions:
-rack and fender braze-ons
-kickstand plate
-pump peg
-longish wheel base
While Soma’s first run has already been sent out to shops, if you pre-ordered yours it should be on the way shortly. Head over to the Soma blog for shops in your area that will be receiving their orders shortly.
What do I think of it? I think it’s pretty damn cool.
Previously:
Rivendell Collaborates With Soma on Frame Project
Just caught this rad project on the Soma blog:
“Soma is working on a road frame project with Rivendell Bicycle Works. We have admired Rivendell’s amazing frames and their work with Nitto for years and are excited to have a chance to collaborate on this project. We shared with Grant Petersen that we wanted a “road sport” frame, but he was free to interpret what that meant.
Specifications we like to share with you at this stage —
Project name: San Marcos (named after a lovely place in Guatemala where our main warehouse guy was born)
Full Rivendell lug set
Tange Prestige heat treated tubing
Threaded fork with flat crown (1”)
Original geometry from Grant (not a clone of anything Rivendell has in its stable)
Two of the smaller sizes may be 650B
While we are letting Grant do much of the design work, the frame will follow Soma’s philosophy by being tough and reliable and by being affordable to most cycling enthusiasts. We have just received the first prototype and will probably doing a second before this gets green-lighted. Graphics and paint are subject to change, but this prototype does show an alternative graphic scheme we are introducing on some 2010 frames (more news on those later).
As for the question “When can we get one?” Our reply to that is, “It will be ready when it is ready. We want to do it right and ‘right’ takes time.” We are planning a 2011 release, but if it is ready earlier, then we’ll release it earlier.”
Rivendell makes some lovely bicycles. Petersen really knew what he was doing back when he started Rivendell Bicycle Works. One of my favorites in the Rivendell stable is the Hillborne. It’s a general, all-around, all-purpose bike, hand-made in the US by Waterford. Eco Velo snapped a few great photos of a lovely orange Hillborne right here on their Flickr. Check it out!
Nicholas Haig-Arack satisfied his mini velo curiosity with a test of the Kyoot Itty Bitty, a “futuristic bicycle moto-cross transportation vehicle”. Read on for a subjective review of the 20″-wheeled joy machine and to find out more about the sole offering from the Austin, Texas-based Kyoot Bikes.
It’s spooky season, and while humans can’t return from the dead, bicycles can! Especially steel bikes. Longtime readers of The Radavist might recall John’s Geekhouse Woodville touring bike from 2013. Its history is sordid and includes theft, a recovery, some damage, and a brief hiatus. Well, thanks to a group of friends, John got it back, and the redux might be better than the original. Read on for the resurrection of this beloved and more beautiful than ever bicycle!
People talk a lot about the “quiver killer,” mostly in regards to a drop bar bike that can do road and mountain bike riding but Juniper’s “everything bike” is a bit more utilitarian than that…
When Esker Cycles released their new Smokey hardtail, initially in titanium then shortly after in steel, they proclaimed it a hardtail with “big travel for big days.” With a 160mm travel fork and aggressive geometry, is the Smokey a wildfire or does the spark not catch? Find out in Spencer’s review below…
While the 2024 MADE Bike Show was filled to the brim with fantastic custom and bespoke builds, we needed to stretch our legs a bit and look outside the event facility as well. The bike racks around the event’s perimeter were filled with patina and beausage, contrasting the clean and polished builds inside the show. Did your bike make it into our Rack Spotting gallery? Check it all out below…
Over the past few years, Mitchell Connell has fallen in love with road riding with his friends – but he never felt at home on his Scott Addict road bike. He turned to Charles Thompson of Fine Bikes to design a dedicated road bike from the perspective of a fellow commuter, bike mechanic, and racer. Read more about their design process, visiting Charles’ shop, and how his bike turned out.
For nearly ten years, La Chouette Bike Shop has been serving Paris, France – and an ever-growing online customer base – with a finely curated selection of bikes, components, and products from some of our favorite brands. In a continuation of Reportage from his time visiting Paris earlier this month, Josh checks in with La Chouette owners Pierre, João, and Jacob, who are on a mission to add a bit of international color to the streets of their fine city…
Today, we present a recap of the 2024 LA Invitational put on by all the lovely folks over at The Cub House in Los Angeles, CA. In a slightly different format than our typical event Reportage, the team gathered stories from various participants, who recounted harrowing and ecstatic experiences while out riding the event routes. Then, they conclude with a gallery of drool-worthy two- and four-wheeled machines from the bike and car show portion. Let’s check it out below!
DT Swiss recently invited Travis and Spencer to their US headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado, to take a spin on the new GRC 1100 DICUT 30 and 50 carbon wheelsets. While at the facility, the pair were treated to a tour of the Swiss brand’s US operations, offering more than expected. Below, let’s take a look behind DT Swiss’ Colorado curtain, check out some eclectic employee bikes, and ogle their new top-end gravel wheelsets….
