For some this will seem like sacrilege, but I never ended up loving my Rivendell Rambouillet. I spent nine years with it as my only bike and took it on some fabulous rides like Mt. Rainier in the photo below, fulling expecting that it would be the last bike I’d want/need. Maybe it would have been better under someone with more power.

In the last few years of ownership, I rebuilt my old 1979 Miyata 912 and recently acquired 1987 Marinoni SLX Sports Tourer with identical setups and fit as the Rambouillet (2nd photo), and rotated through them often for my 36-mile round trip commute, even swapping wheels/tires between bikes. Whenever I was on the Rambouillet, I always wished I was on one of the others.