I think it's a compromise to hit a price point rather than a philisophical conversion. I think the Yen exchange rate has driven the price of frames made there so high that Riv is having more frames built here at the higher end and going to Taiwan for the lower (relatively) end. Fewer sizes means lower costs and easier inventory control...
Riv. for the masses (again, relatively) can't be bad! Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Will Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:03 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint It's interesting that the Sam "frame design is 'expanded,' which is not at all like 'compact.' The top tube slopes up 6 degrees..." This seems to me to be a departure from the usual 2-degree top tube we've seen on most other RBW road models. A change in design philosophy? On Jan 6, 11:56 pm, "Doug Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice color, attractive without screaming "look at me". Classy. Especially > like the braze on for the shifter cables. > > More photos - rack mount details? Maybe a bike fully racked up? Aw, come > on, it'll only take a few hours....please? > > dougP > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John at Rivendell > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:35 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Hillbourne With Paint > > Here are a few pictures of the green Hillbourne, just posted to the > site. > > http://www.rivbike.com/#product=50-700 > > Cheers, > > John at Rivendell > Ulaan Batar Branch Office --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
