TBT: Sergio, Will, and Antonio painting the wall opposite our roll-up doors to reduce glare. (April 9, 2025)

From Grant's newest Blahg post. Find it in the LinkTree in our profile. 🔗🌲🥸

From Will's most recent email update. Find it in the LinkTree in our profile. 🔗🌲🥸 📷 WK

Jay R. and Milo, future RBW poster model, at the breakfast table. April, 2010. 📍North of SF. 📷 JAB / Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Oldest pic in the (digital) RBW archives*? 🗓️ Twenty-two years ago today: April 5, 2004. *Think so. 📷 John

New bike Saturday for Derrick! Photo: Harry

New Bike Saturday for Jeremy! 📷 Harry

From Will's 04.03.2026 Email Update: "I was slightly nervous about General Use Green. We've used it before on a couple prototype frames and on Rosco Platypuses, but it's been a couple years and I was worried it would be too bright on a bike as flag-shippy as the Appaloosa." Read the rest: 📬🔗🌲👆🥸

Found in the archives (2019). 📷 Best guess is it is Dan by Grant, but it might be Grant by _____. 🤠 John

From Will's most recent Email Update: "These Konica point and shoots are made for Japanese construction workers to document work on site. They're lightweight, shock resistant, weather and dust sealed, and they're available with 28mm, 35mm and zoom lenses.” Read the rest: follow the link above.

New Bike Day for James! 📸 Harry

From the Archives (March 2012) Milo and Jenny accidentally dress alike. Milo is now in highschool, and Jenny is a drummer in a rock & roll band.

Dan by Grant. From our recently relaunched, but still a work-in-progress Flickr page. Link in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

Sergio is getting ready for the OM-1s to finally get trucked over from the port. They had to go through an "intensive exam" at customs. As soon as they get here we'll start filling these boxes with OM-1 boxes

🍏 We were at the Apple Store today, and spotted a Sackville Bag. Rowan has owned it for four years, and says he "bikes everywhere" all year long here in Portland, Oregon. 📸 Darby

From this morning's BikeSnobNYC blog post. Timely.

Harry says: "Visitors from Japan: Ryusei and Honoka. They own multiple Rivendells, And they’re on their Honeymoon. They’re SUPER cool." 📸HHH IV

"The Appaloosa presale is next Wednesday, March 11th, at noon (Pacific time) The presale will 'go live ' at noon next Wednesday << on this page.>> << >> = working hyperlink in the actual email. Find that in our LinkTree, or your inbox if you subscribe.

From our site: The Charlie H. Gallop is probably the most comfortable road bike you'll ever ride. ---- Read more/look at pix: 🔗🌲👆🥸

We've tried a lot of pedals and this one is our prefered propulsion device* these days. They're perfect. $73.00. Made in Japan. 🇯🇵 * No one here has ever called them that. I/John just try to avoid using the same word in a sentence.

While we don't have an official uniform at Rivendell (we tried it briefly in 2000), the crew *does* often gravitate to the same duds. Here's Will and James in March 2024.

New Bike Day for Alex! 📷 Harry

From Will's most recent Email Update 📬👉🏼 "Having Mondays off has its advantages: The Marin headlands, just north of the bridge, are basically empty except for the coyotes. Read the rest by following the link in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

New Bike Day for Jim 📸 Harry

New Bike Day for Amy 📸 Harry

New bike day for Mike! 🚲 61cm Charlie Gallop 📸 Vince

From Will's 02.13.2026 Email Update: "I finished assembling my Gallop the week before last....I've managed to ride it a decent amount. Mostly, I've been commuting on it, but last Sunday I was able to go across the Golden Gate Bridge for it's inaugural Headlands ride." 🔗🎄☝️🥸

New Bike Day for Aaron 📸 Harry

One of Grant's pics from our Flickr page. Link in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

From Will's 02.13.2026 Email Update: "Hey, thanks for all the OM-1 pre-orders! They're on their way from Taiwan to us now, and we'll turn them around quickly once they get here." --- 📬 Find the link to the Email in our 🔗🌲 in our profile🥸 and find the link to preorder an OM1 therein.

02.10.2025: Roman and James in our makeshift photo studio.

Will made this self-portrait by running over a bulb that tripped the shutter of his camera. From our Flickr page, which you can find in the LinkTree in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

New Email Update: 02.06.26. OM1 presale numbers, web specials, THE complete Rivendell Reader /catalog/brouchure/flyer archive for bicycle & RBW history buffs....and much, much more. Find it all in our profile...or your inbox, if you subscribe. 🔗🌲👆🥸

New Bike Saturday for Tom 📸 Will

In advance (anticipation?) of the arrival of our Silver-brand OM1 derailer, here's part o' a page from a 20 year-old RBW catalog featured in Grant's latest Blahg. (Might be easier to read on a laptop or tablet 🕵🏻‍♂️) 🔗🌲🥸 👆

Vince just dropped 600 OM1 derailers* on our site. It is a pre-order, and as it says in the description. 👉🏼 Please note: This is a preorder and will not ship until late March. To keep things clear, please do not check out with any additional items. * Sheldon's spelling forever!!

New Bike Day for Will! 📸 Harry

New Bike Saturday for Jeff 📸 Harry

January 30: We're donating 50% of today's retail sales to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.

TBT / Ten Years Ago / January 29, 2016: Will snapping the visiting Portland, Oregon RBW dealer's Toyota Previa bike hauler in the HQ parking lot. 📸 John

Another one from our revived Flickr account: Mark + Atlantis, circa 2001. 📸 Grant 📝 James, thank you for scanning these old prints! - JB Flickr 🔗🌲👆🥸 #voigtländer #voigtlanderbessal

From Will's 1.23.2026 Email Update: Robert says, "Good fender clearance!" Read the rest (Lots more Sam pics, too.) LinkTree in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

"Next time we do it, I'll bring my Charlie, which still isn't assembled, but I've been having a good time plotting out the parts in the meantime. I laid out what I have on a table earlier today, just for fun..." A snippet from Will's 01.23.2026 Email Update. LinkTree in our profile.

Flashback Friday: Richard Sachs visiting Rivendell HQ, circa 2001. In those days, we had two 1000 sq/ft spaces, so we stowed bikes wherever we could find room. (Yes, that's Robert on the right). Grant / Yashica T4 🔖 @therichardsachs From our Flickr page. Link in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

Another shot from our Flickr account. Roman by Grant Link in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸

In our showroom, we have a big screen with revolving film photos shot by the RBW crew. We will be including some of those on our resurrected Flickr page. Follow us there to see more, as well as other (also film) photos we post. Our Flickr address in our profile. 🔗🌲👆🥸 📸 Mark by Grant

🗓️ We will be closed Monday, January 19, for the Federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 🏕️ California is offering free entry to over 200 state parks.

From Will's 01.16.2026 Email Update: "That's my friend Adam on a trail aptly named 'The Rut' just south of Mt. Tam…" --- Read the rest by following the link in our profile*. Lots more news and pix. 📬🔗🌲👆🥸 * Or find it in your inbox...if you subscribe.

Email Update: Roman is filling in for Will, who is on vacation this week. Find Roman's report by following the link in our profile. There's also a link to a new Blahg by Grant. 📝‼️ Photo: Roman riding a Platypus a few years back in attire he prefers to winter wear.

Are you a Rivendell World Champion? Exact numbers are not available, as several new Champs purchased multiple stickers, perhaps to decorate other deserving riders. When distinctions of this nature are now often self-bestowed, we say, "At only $2, let the honors fly!” Links in our profile.