Rivendell Joe Appaloosa Framesets

Rivendell has been slowly enlongening their bikes over the past decade. The Joe Appaloosa and its close cousin the Atlantis, are both about the same length. I thought, when I first rode a Joe, that it was going to be weird feeling. Slow. Turn like the American Dream. But that was not the case. It rode like a bike. Further confirmed when I took it on a few day tour of Michaux, which has tight singletrack, fire roads, dirt roads, and pavement. I rode it loaded, and lo and behold, the only thing it didn’t like were the very tightest singletrack switchbacks. Everything else the Joe Appaloosa handled well. Climbed in a planted, stable way. Descending felt super safe, but I could go blindingly fast and not worry about speed wobble. The frame is stiff. Gear weight does not phase it. Stiff is good. Wet noodles are fun in ramen, not to ride. Basically this is the bike to get if you meet the following criteria: You want a comfortable bike for any distance of riding You love lugs You don’t live in a really icy or muddy area You don’t need a dedicated tight singletrack bike You don’t mind a quill stem You don’t need tires bigger than 2.2 inches You want a bike that will look as good in 20 years as it does today. We have a bunch of new Joe Appaloosa frames in stock. These are the newest 2026 models. We only sell Rivendell frames with a minimum purchase of 500 dollars in parts and or accessories, or as partial or complete builds. Shipment is handled via bike flights, and the balance of the shipping is invoiced after we box and weigh your bike. Shopify will automatically charge you some random amount, and we'll just invoice you for the balance. Images shown are cribbed from Rivendell's website until we have a chance to shoot complete builds ourselves. those images Images show complete bikes, but what you're getting here is a frame, fork, headset, bottom bracket and seatpost. Built bike pics are from older models, obviously different colors.