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One of my all time favorite bikes of all time! My 1996 (I think) Rivendell All-Rounder has been my touring bike of choice for the past few years. It's a very special bike made of Reynolds 753 Tubing at the Waterford Precision Cycles factory in Waterford, WI. Originally it was designed as the next iteration of the infamous cult classic Bridgestone XO-1 as a 26" Road Bike, or basically the first "Gravel Bike" ever produced. I've built this bike up with some of my all time favorite bicycle components over the years. Hyper practical 3x8 Shimano XT drivetrain with bar end shifters. Fancy XTR hubs, Rene Herse tires, Nitto stem and bars, etc. etc. etc. The Chris King headset was binding on me and I've never taken it apart enough to really learn why. A friend was telling me the head tube has to be just exactly perfect to accomdate the tight machine tolerances used by King, so I jumped at the chance to get out my facing tool and headset press and see what's up. What I discovered made me sick! Be sure to stick around for a "Bike Check" where I follow the camera around to point out all the cool features of this one-of-a-kind All-Rounder as I get it ready for an adventure in The Black Hills of South Dakota!