These bicycles are the 2023 ones but we'll be getting the 2026 ones around the same time as RWB.
This is the complete, assembled-in-Taiwan, ready-to-ride Clem, making it a bit more affordable than a custom bike.
Clem Smith Jr. is Rivendell’s fat-tire, easy to fender & rack, joyously upright and stable, and more affordable than the rest of their lineup bicycle frame. The "L" version is "Low top-tube".
They're more affordable only because most of the joints are tig-welded instead of lugged. Tigs cut the construction time for each frame down by a lot so the price gets lower. It's a perfectly strong way to make a bicycle, although not as pretty to look at as lugs.
Clems still have a strong wide fork crown, napkin-ring reinforcement lugs at the headtube, and a beautiful well-designed seatlug, so it looks far from a generic bike.
These are made by the same people who make the more expensive frames and with the same materials even. Just no lugs (lugs are expensive).
FRAME SIZES/WHEEL SIZES:
45cm / 650b / 27.5 inch new mountain bikey size wheels.
52cm / 650b / 27.5-inch new mountain bikey size wheels.
59cm / 700c rim size, but with room for "29er" tires
64cm / 700c rim size, but with room for "29er" tires
Seatpost Dimensions — 26.8mm for 45cm and 52cm and 29.8mm for 59cm and 64cm
PBH ranges:
45cm - 68 to 81cm
52cm - 74 to 88cm
59cm - 86 to 96cm
64cm - 93 to 101cm
Pick the size that your PBH falls most in the middle of the range. The large frames have the curved seatstays and simpler seat-cluster. The small frames have straight stays and the fancy seat-cluster.
The full parts list isn't out yet, but they'll all be solid, reliable and not super-fancy, 'cause Riv don't like to built them super-fancy. We'll swap out parts later for you, if you want to change something. Expect a double crank and 9-speed transmission with the shifters on the handlebars. The bike in the picture is pretty close to what we'll probably get.
Colours are TBD, but Riv colours are always quite excellent, so don't stress too much on that. Lately we've seen some blue-greys and some green-yellows a lot.
