2005 56cm Rivendell Rambouillet
(No Longer Available after 2007 stock runs out)
A collision with a SUV necessitated a recent update with new rims, mudguards and fork.

I built this bike from mostly NOS Dura Ace stock.
The bars are Nitto Noodle 46cm, the stem is a Nitto Tecnomic Deluxe 90mm
Cateye cotton tape, two layers, secured with hemp twine and shellac'd. Shellac'd Cotton bar tape chainstay protector (I wrapped the stay with electricians tape under the cotton tape because I was worried the cotton, even though shellac'd, may retain moisture and cause the stay to rust under the wrap...)

170mm DA Octa-Link Crank & BB - 53-39-30
12-27 DA 9spd cassette
Blue Wipperman Chain
DA Front & Rear Derailleurs for Triple Rings

The 9 speed bar cons are mounted on Kelly take offs for the next best thing to STI...without the STI...
Cane Creek levers feel like Campy's with the fat hoods and the Tectro brakes are long reach to accommodate fat tires and mudguards.

Phil Wood cassette rear hub and Phil front hub are bricks but will last a long time...or so I'm told...
DA QR's
Mavic 32 hole Open Pro's
Rivendell 700x28mm Ruffy-Tuffy's

Brooks B-17 on a Thomsom Post
Handmade ti bottle opener / bell - made from a Bontrager 118 ti bar I broke in a crash at Tsali in the mid nineties
Nitto hand brazed stainless steel wire cages

Japanese brassbell mounted to a headset spacer
Super bright Planet Bike 'Super Flash' blinkie
Velo-Orange Bar-Plug Blinkies
Bar mount for a Light in Motion Vega light

Honjo 43mm mudguards from Jitensha Studio carefully installed with even margins at the tire circumference.
Leather mudflap from Velo-Orange

Topeak Frame Pump

CETMA Custom Rack made specifically for the Ostrich Bar Bag

The bike is smooth, fast and heavy at around 24lbs. I did not care about weight when I assembled it. I just wanted it to work well for a long time because it may be the last bike I own...