Rick Warner <
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> On 18 Feb 2004 15:55:50 -0800,
[email protected] (Ace Mechanic) wrote:
>
> >I need to have new rear dropouts installed on my Rivendell (steel frame). Does anyone know of a
> >very good Bay Area builder who could do this? I've left several messages with Paul Taylor and Ed
> >Litton to no avail and I need my frame fixed ASAP. Paint does not matter in this.
>
> Talk to Jon Tallerico. He is at The Bicycle Outfitter in Los Altos. He has been doing some frame
> mods/repairs for Rivendell, so certain he can handle it.
Thanks for the tip. I'll call Jon and Ed Litton and see what happens. To answer a few questions:
First thing I did was call Grant at Rivendell. This is my third Rivendell frame so I have talked
with Grant before. I'm not the original owner so I did not expect Rivendell to fix the frame for me;
I was calling to get suggestions. He mentioned Ed Litton, who did call me back last night. I rode
this frame as a fixed gear for several years which is probably why the right side drop out finally
broke. As for the serial number /paint doesn't matter fishieness, the BB has a stamp that says
"EVEREST"; maybe the builder at Waterford? I'm going with a Joe Bell paint job after the frame gets
fixed. I just don't need a repair AND a paint job.
Ace