Angus, that sounds a lot like this Atlantis I recently saw locked up in San Francisco: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/natan/4014990734>.
It definitely does look less fancy & theft appealing when you remove the decals and standard cream-on-green-lug-highlighting paint job, but the bike still looks classy to me! -nathan On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Angus <[email protected]> wrote: > > I recall in an early Rivendell Reader an installment of "Who Rides a > Rivendell" (owners & their bikes), with a gentlemen who had a black > Rivendell with no downtube decals (don't recall if it had a headbadge > or not) as a theft deterent. I believe it was his commuter bike. > > Angus > > On Oct 26, 2:40 pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM, newenglandbike <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Not even a stamp? No names or logos seems like a pretty strict >> > requirement for an artisan to adhere to. I only say this because I >> > wouldn't call a builder's identity 'advertising' if all it amounted to >> > was a stamp on the bottom bracket or something, and I certainly would >> > *not* look at a custom frame as merely equivalent to/a product of >> > someone's skill and time. If something as personal as a custom >> > bicycle frame was built by human hands, whether it be an individual or >> > multiple people, I think it should have some marking to identify those >> > hands. >> >> I go out of my way to buy clothing that does not have any logos. I >> don't always succeed but I try. I like my atlantis. I think it is a >> great bike. I think rivendell is a great company. If I'm buying >> production items and I'm happy with the company then I'm willing to >> compromise on my requirements a bit. >> >> However, if I'm paying for something to be custom then I expect built >> into the cost of custom building it is the reality that it will have >> no markings save the ones I want. >> >> I spent hours removing all the logos from almost all the parts on a >> number of bikes. I've unstitched embroidered logos on pants and >> jackets. Removed patch logos. (seam rippers are wonderful tools) >> >> If someone wants to know what products I endorse then they can ask me. >> I do not wish to be compelled to do otherwise. >> >> And like I said - I'm not unwilling to compromise, to a point.( That >> little laser-etched logo from Velo-orange annoys the crap out of me, >> though) but for fully custom-made objects I expect no brands or logos. >> No stamps, nothing unless it is something I request. >> >> I don't think I'm being unreasonable at all, especially b/c I don't >> dogmatically follow this rule. >> -sv > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
