There is no place I found in the catalogue Grant says anything about the Roadeo being out there from a Riv perspective.
Me thinks I missed it or you be making up stuff. On Dec 11, 12:11 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short... > > Geometry is close to the Hilborne. > > > But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting > > Salsa (old) quill stems. > > Bruce has been making quill stems long before there was a Salsa. His > is a heavy duty design. But guess what, delicate Nitto's fit in the > head tube as well. > > > Bet the BLTaiwans weigh a ton. Don't want a tank. Want an all around > > 700c. > > I expect you would lose that bet. BG says the BLT uses same tubing as > the Rock n' Road. Given its formidable strength, the R'n'R is a > surprisingly light bike. I am sure the BLT would be equally adroit as > a day to day 700 as a tourer. > > > Let's call it a tigged Roadeo with Vbrakes, powder and a headbadge. > > See the Riv Catalogue link John at Riv just posted. Grant describes > the Roadeo as being way out there from a Riv perspective. (The > catalogue also gives prominent props to lugs by the way) Yet you think > dropping the lugs and changing the geometry would be in his comfort > range? > > On Dec 11, 1:35 pm, eflayer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short... > > > But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting > > Salsa (old) quill stems. > > > Bet the BLTaiwans weigh a ton. Don't want a tank. Want an all around > > 700c. Let's call it a tigged Roadeo with Vbrakes, powder and a > > headbadge. > > > On Dec 11, 11:28 am, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are still millions upon millions of bikes out there with > > > threaded headsets, many of them owned by people of limited means who > > > will need to fix them rather than buy a new bike. Ditto for bikes with > > > freewheels. That's why it's still possible to buy freewheels in this > > > age of cassettes c and why it will be possible for some time to find > > > traditional threaded headsets. They just may not be Record or DuraAce > > > quality. > > > > On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:03 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > > >> Threaded stems and headsets are pretty much obsolete on new- > > > >> production > > > >> bikes, and the number of threaded stem/headset options is small and > > > >> getting smaller. There are a few holdouts, like Riv and some custom > > > >> shops, but I think even they see the writing on the wall (Legolas was > > > >> threadless, and Roadeo apparently has a threadless option). > > > > > More like catering to the tastes of the intended audience than seeing > > > > the handwriting on the wall. If it were the latter, wouldn't you > > > > expect > > > > the frames designed since the Legolas (such as the Hillborne, Foy, > > > > etc) > > > > to similarly acknowledge the presence of said handwriting? > > > > >> As individuals, we can deal with obsolete or obscure parts with ebay > > > >> and other small sources. But a bike manufacturer, who needs to order > > > >> hundreds or thousands of headsets per year has to consider the risks > > > >> of not having enough headsets for this year, and for service in years > > > >> to come. > > > > > It appears that Velo Orange, far smaller than most bike manufacturers, > > > > had no difficulty sourcing high quality threaded headsets for the VO > > > > brand. I think fears of the availability of threaded headsets are > > > > greatly exaggerated. > > > > > -- > > > > > 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- > > > > [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > > > .- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 [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.
