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Originally Posted by NYCfixie
Not sure why they ever stopped making the Rivendell Rambouillet.
There is still a market for that somewhat traditional frame/bike especially if you look at all the other companies who still make it: Surly, All-City, Black Mountain Cycles, etc.
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Actually, the Ramboullet was a production lugged steel frameset that followed in the footsteps of the original Rivendell Standard. The frames you mentioned from Surly, All-City, Black Mtn Cycles are all tig-welded framesets and cheaper to make.
Rivendell has come out with its own tig-welded frameset called a Rodini or something like that. The Roadeo is a "lighter" lugged steel frameset that I think replaced the Rambo.
Whatever, Riv has gotten away from what it was and I too am another who stopped following what they offered once their focus was on axes and double top tube framesets.
Good Luck!