Fun, Comfortable, Useful, and Safe

We make bikes for day riders and tourers, commuters and shoppers, trail riders and athletes, get-arounders and recreationalists, family riders and earth-savers.

We don’t make bikes for racers or weekend warriors, and we don’t use carbon, because it’s dangerous. We don’t make uncomfortable, short-lived, road bikes or mechanically overkilled mountain bikes. Our CrMo steel UNracing bikes are sleek, gorgeous, comfortable, efficient, safe, will last longer, and be safer every ride.

Rivendells are mechanical bikes. Pedal-powered.

We recognize that motorized bikes solve problems pedal bikes can't, but we seriously lack the brain-power to design or make them. So we stick to our true and only love—pedal bikes. When it's a pedal bike you want, we're your people.

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How do I get one?

We have twelve bike models, and not enough space or money to keep them all in stock at once. We cycle through the models and get containers full of bikes once a month. Generally, we presell them a month before they arrive here. Most often, getting the specific Rivendell you want means waiting for the next batch to come in.

The weekly newsletter is the best way to stay informed about when a particular frame goes up for sale. We try to make them fun, and not too sales-y. If you don't want any more email than absolutely necessary, we understand and sympathize. Use the bike schedule, linked below, and sign up for the newsletter two months before the frame you're interest in is scheduled to arrive and you'll be in the know.

2025 Bike Schedule
  • Road bikes: For pavement, light loads

    But far more versatile, comfortable, and safe than garden-variety road bikes. Fit tires to 40, fender clearance, and fit small racks. Our road frames make sense and ride great.

  • Country Bikes: All roads, some trails

    Our country bikes are zippy like a road bike, with added load-carrying capacity, and tire clearance to 48mm. Kind of like a gravel bike, but with rack braze-ons and a classic, beautiful look (instead of amorphous carbon). Super useful and comfortable. If you ride mostly roads and want some carrying capacity, get one of these. Our most popular style.

  • Hillibike: All-Rounders, for trails, touring, roads.

    Our Hillibikes are mostly for rough trails and tires to 2.5-inches, but with smooth-treaded 1.6-inch tires, are as capable as any towny, commuter, or touring bicycle. Long wheelbases and raised handlebars make off-roading easy and fun.

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  • Antonio ride's a sample Platypus complete.

    Taiwan 2024 - Roman's Photo Dump

    Taiwan was a blast and jam packed with vendor meetings and factory tours. I learn more every time we go and I am continually impressed with the skill and expertise...

    Taiwan 2024 - Roman's Photo Dump

    Taiwan was a blast and jam packed with vendor meetings and factory tours. I learn more every time we go and I am continually impressed with the skill and expertise...

  • Taiwan photo dump - willy pics - mostly a lugged roaduno sneak peek

    Taiwan photo dump - willy pics - mostly a lugge...

    Antonio, Roman and I went to Taiwan late last month to check on frame and bike production and meet with various suppliers. I shot some film and some of it...

    Taiwan photo dump - willy pics - mostly a lugge...

    Antonio, Roman and I went to Taiwan late last month to check on frame and bike production and meet with various suppliers. I shot some film and some of it...

  • Taiwan 2024 - Antonio's photos

    Taiwan 2024 - Antonio's photos

    It was my first time in Taiwan so I went buck-wild with the two auto focus cameras I brought. Contax G1 Canon Autoboy FXL

    Taiwan 2024 - Antonio's photos

    It was my first time in Taiwan so I went buck-wild with the two auto focus cameras I brought. Contax G1 Canon Autoboy FXL

  • Your Roaduno Questions Answered

    Your Roaduno Questions Answered

    The presale is live. You can find the Roaduno frame page here and complete page here. What's the full parts list for the complete bikes? We'll start with the bars and work...

    Your Roaduno Questions Answered

    The presale is live. You can find the Roaduno frame page here and complete page here. What's the full parts list for the complete bikes? We'll start with the bars and work...

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  • Early November

    Early November

    Trump won, which is depressing beyond words. I just deleted a long thing, Forget it. Here we had a chance. Closet racists and misogynists let Trump do their talking for...

    Early November

    Trump won, which is depressing beyond words. I just deleted a long thing, Forget it. Here we had a chance. Closet racists and misogynists let Trump do their talking for...

  • August SEPT  COMBOBLAHG

    August SEPT COMBOBLAHG

    UP: Post WWII SunTour derailer, prob 1947 or so. This is a long one, but I missed last month. Skim quick! Sorry, thanks.  Grant ======== Kids bikes are a problem...

    August SEPT COMBOBLAHG

    UP: Post WWII SunTour derailer, prob 1947 or so. This is a long one, but I missed last month. Skim quick! Sorry, thanks.  Grant ======== Kids bikes are a problem...

  • July Blahg , even tho it's Aug 2

    July Blahg , even tho it's Aug 2

          Chairmaker Dewey, 22 minute video.  It's a really neat video of an old guy making a chair.   On the other end of the spectrum: "...superb comfort...

    July Blahg , even tho it's Aug 2

          Chairmaker Dewey, 22 minute video.  It's a really neat video of an old guy making a chair.   On the other end of the spectrum: "...superb comfort...

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