Doesn't Rivendell sell T-shirts that say "Always steel, always lugged"? :D
I think there are already plenty of TIG constructed bikes that pretty well match Rivendell's design philosophy. For example, Surly LHT, Box Dog Pelican (that was reviewed in the latest Bicycle Quarterly) and Bruce Gordon bikes. On Dec 10, 5:59 pm, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > i did write him on this exact topic a few days ago. just said it was > an idea i had and no need, on his part, to respond. > > then i thought i'd put it out to the universe to see what others > thought. > > On Dec 10, 2:23 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 14:13 -0800, eflayer wrote: > > > i'm all for supporting usa manufacturing, but the Sams look so great. > > > i think Grant could do something along the Roadeo line with > > > lightweight tigged tubes done in Taiwan, tall headtubes, threaded > > > forks, and a new line of steel open face quills to fill the void Salsa > > > left in the market and add some variety to the limited flat angle > > > Nittos. I love Nittos, but sometimes I'd rather have rise at the > > > extension rather than at the quill height. > > > I believe Grant is firmly of the opinion that it is lugged or nothing, > > as far as he and Rivendell are concerned. I think you should write him > > direct with your suggestions, as he is the sole arbiter of the Rivendell > > style. -- 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-bu...@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.
