Rivendell Bikes are , to me , in a slightly different arena to the classic road bikes that I normally like. They are nice looking bikes and appear to be decent quality but there were so many beautiful bikes made in the seventies and eighties that to pay that kind of money for a bike that is not really my thing would not make sense. I understand the folks who like these Nuovo classic designs and that’s great. They pay tribute to earlier bicycles but I don’t think they intend to replace them. For now , I will stick with my vintage racers. Grant has always responded when I had questions about his early dealings with Bridgestone and is not afraid to speak his truth even if it goes against the general flow, I respect him for that and he has fought hard to keep this company alive. He may be on to something after all! Joe. Joesvintageroadbikes.wordpress