Yaay! Grant, you rock regardless of the mild criticisms. What a great innovative bike your company offers to us. There is nothing quite like it. I'd take one in any color. After I pay for my daughters wedding, I may be able to save for one. I just obtained steady employment after six months of declining self employment misery. If you ever do make a less expensive version from Taiwan I will surely make an effort to purchase even though I like the traditional frame design etc. It must be hard to read the criticisms at times so I just want to tell you and your staff how much I appreciate your contributions to my enjoyment of the simple pleasure of riding a bicycle. Keep up the good work.
On Apr 26, 8:59 pm, "gr...@rivbike.com" <grantmill...@gmail.com> wrote: > Silver's a nice color...it's never anybody's first pick..hardly ever, > at least, but I always thought silver bikes looked nice, and the guys > here think it's pretty striking. Some of us wanted to get one--being > the last of them, and silver and all, but we aren't allowed to (and we > all agree this is a good idea) "steal" bikes from customers. > The seat tube decal is a bit short, but there's a long story to that, > and I don' wanna tell it. It's neither fascinating nor boring. The > purplish blue goes well with the silver, I'd say, but I WOULD say, > wouldn't I? > We'd planned to make this the last run of QBs, and it may be that. > There are a few details that, while not "upgrades," are certainly not > "downgrades." I wish people would focus on these, rather than the font > (HELVETICA) in the panel. Good ol' Helvetica. Can't go wrong with it. > The seat stays have a mid-stay barrel boss. The fork crown is fancy. > The rake is pretty darn good. The new brakes are super dupe. The rear > hub isn't a fixed-specific hub, and that might seem-2-some as a less > than hardcore choice, but you CAN run a fixed cog on it, especially on > a bike with brakes, and it'll never, ever come loose. > Putting together a bike like this, or any bike, to a large extent, > always going to be a "can't please everyone, so you got to please > yourself" proposition. Critics (and I use this word kindly--and not > defensively) tend to overlook the things they agree with, the things > they'd've done themselves, and harp on what they'd have done > differently. It's just the nature of things, and people. > I/we DID consider Sheldon-style dropouts, DID consider a der tab (not > that anybody complained about the lack of it), DID consider other rear > spacing...but ultimately opted this way. The QB has always been a > quite tweakable bike. It begs to be modified, but in its unmodified > form, is capable of a whole lot. Two-speed, fenderable, great > clearance, braze-ons.....truly trail-worthy. Still...there's fun in > the modifications, so go to town... > > We'd do it again if the ¥ would fall/the USD would climb. We might > bring out a less-expensive version, from Taiwan. We have one on paper, > but not in the oven just yet. > > Best, > > Grant --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
