A few years ago, a Rivendell custom seemed impossible expensive to me, now everything is different, the normal frames have become much more expensive and the custom prices are still reasonable. Somewhere else the entry prices might be lower, but with the lugs, the fancy paintwork, the extra care about geometry and everything they are fine. Anyway, for my dreambike i had to go custom, got my shifterbosses, track dropouts, sloping toptube and everything - not from Rivendell (but with many Rivendell parts and ideas), the things i wanted needed fillet brazing, but if i really wanted these beautiful lugs a higher toptube etc i'd just go custom, i even wouldn't have to live with a name i dont't really like. I'm 6'4'' and i'm really happy about having given i up completely to find a frame that fits me, has everything i want etc. A roadeo wouldn't fit me anyway...
On Aug 31, 4:51 pm, Shaun Meehan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 3:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just as a matter of curiosity, I'm fairly new to the Rivendell cult (green > > > Rambouillet), the name of the new bike (it who will not be named), seems to > > have caused some controversy. Like Grant said, you're not going to please > > everyone but has there ever been a similar controversy in naming a bike > > in the past? Not a biggie - just curious. > > Secondly, all this hoopla about building a sub 20 pound bike - I got my > > Rambouillet just under 20 pounds with Brooks, Nitto stuff, SPD pedals, but > > with stupid wheels (Grant's definition - not mine). So, how much lighter is > > this frame than the Rambouillet? > > Bill > > Louisville, Ky > > From what I've seen, whenever RBW introduces a new model there are a few who > voice their displeasure with the chosen name. And some who even go so far as > to say they won't buy the bike on account of the name (sometimes claiming > they'd otherwise buy one for sure). Seems bizarre to me but I guess the name > of the bike means a lot to some folks. I remember when the Saluki was > introduced there were a few who said that they'd never buy the bike because > it was a bad name, and they don't like dogs. Something like that anyway. > > I don't think I'd ever exclude a bike from consideration on account of what > it's called (within reason of course... at one point I half expected Ibis to > introduce the "FAW-Q" or something). I guess I kind of prefer names like the > ones RBW, Surly, and others use as opposed to the generic "RB-1" or the > like. But with the reaction to the names, one has to wonder if that wouldn't > be a safer way to go though. Boring but safer. > > Shaun Meehan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
