
Unless of course, you’re at Golden Saddle where he’s a regular to the shop, tweaking things on his bike, or figuring out where to bicycle camp, and just ride. Ryan might not be known too well in the cycling scene. See below for their correspondence.īy: John Watson Ryan’s Rootbeer Rivendell Rosco Bubbe How was this acquired? Well, my good friend Jeff Schmidt purchased it directly from Tom to potentially use to build a fork for a giant size Ritchey he had previously acquired. It never saw production, as Tom instead decided to focus on the uni-crown, but was later famously copied by Grant Peterson for his legendary MB-1. Now, I have no actual idea how many exist, I should probably ask Tom, but I’ll leave the actual journalism to the professionals. What you’re feasting your hungry eyes upon is one of the few examples of the legendary bi-plane fork crown that Tom Ritchey produced during the heady and formative year of 1983. All three colors are in stock now at Rivendell.ģ Discussion Radar Bike Jerks HQ: The Tale of the Ritchey Prototype Bi-Plane Fork Crownīike Jerks HQ: The Tale of the Ritchey Prototype Bi-Plane Fork Crownīehold, perhaps the coolest thing that has crossed my path since I inadvertently started collecting vintage bicycle stuff.

Their newest is designed to fit in their Wald Clem Bosco Basket, named the CLEMBASACK, these sacks come in light grey, blue and olive. Over the years, Rivendell has been one of the biggest supporters of the almighty Wald Basket, often times designing bags – dubbed Sackville – specifically for use in these affordable cargo solutions. Discussion Radar Rivendell’s New Sackville CLEMBASACK for the Wald Clem Bosco Basket.Head to Rivendell for a complete list of changes and for ordering. Coming in at 7.25”H x 12W x 11”, the Bagboy saddlesack has just enough space to make it useful for anything from sub24 overnighters to grocery runs and everything in between. When their Sackville Small wasn’t selling all that well, they retired it and redesigned a new pack. In the world of Rivendell’s Sackville bags, specificity is key. Tag Radar Rivendell’s New Bagboy Saddlesack
