That's kinda my read of the situation as well, at least as it pertains to those Starck/Bell years.
The geometry was still more or less standardized per size, but the tubes as specified by Grant or whomever were all over the place, and obviously for a reason. The original paperwork for my '99 Joe/Joe Road shows something like four or five different kinds of tubes, including Vitus, two different flavors of Reynolds, and something else random but obviously appropriate. The build sheet check list shows about a dozen different braze-on options as well. I think this was what they called the Semi-Custom, and maybe the ones straight off the peg were the Standard? Dunno for sure. As an aside, it's funny to see a spec sheet from RBW with every size from 49cm to 63cm in single centimeter increments. Now it's your choice of 52, 55, or 59, just get in there, you'll fit on something. Jeff Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 3:39:48 PM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Branching off what Ted said, it's definitely custom as I relate to the > progression of Riv-labeled frames, with Joe Starck being the period when > they no longer offered standard models like Road, LongLow and A/R. Do you > have a Joe Bell paint job? You'll see a "B" decal on the chainstay if it > hasn't worn off. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
