I received my stock build 58 cm Rivendell Rambouillet on July 16, 2007. It was one of the last ones before The Big Sleep for this model. I hunted for a blue Ram in my size but soon realized that the green was all I would find. Now it's my favorite color!

I had Rivendell tape my bars with "celery" colored cloth tape. I then coated them with amber Bullseye shellac to draw in the honey colored Brooks B-17 saddle. The few indulgent upgrades from the stock build were the Ultegra brake calipers and rear derailleur, and, of course, a proper brass bell.

There are more pictures at www.flickr.com/photos/10956271@N03/

Dave Faller
Redding, CA

dfaller@charter.net