Well done USA made Tiggs are not necessarily cheap. Mike Flanigan (AntBike) and Bruce Gordon make excellent Tigged bikes. They are not as pricey as lugged, but more than $650.00.
Nor do I see what Grant can do that Surly, Kogswell, VO, etc., etc. are not already, to squeeze a lighter, nicer looking Tigg bike from Taiwan. Well, that is other than putting the Rivendell name on it. I think Grant has too much invested in the Rivendell name to want to use it to sell a somewhat more expensive Surly. On Dec 10, 4:59 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
