Lol. The defect. Hahaha. I think your point of view is a little fiddly. You have a Matthews, which is a custom builder of frames. So presumably you could have built whatever type of bike you wanted which would have the ride characteristic you seek. You could have told Matthews I want a single top tube disc Hunq and he may have told you to go find another builder. But some builder will build you what you want.
My point in your selection of my post is pointing out one reason Rivendell is likely to resist modern change like adopting discs or discarding quill stems. They did succumb to tig welding to achieve a price point and open up the pool of enthusiasts that value the Rivendell ethos and aesthetic. That was a smart business maneuver. If they go modern they risk watering down their brand. For better or worse Grant made their niche. I'll take my Bantam 1.125 threadless headset, disc brakes and high stack height/ Jones bars over a hunq or Atlantis, which is exactly what I did. It does what I wished my Atlantis had been capable of. To be clear I love many aspects of what Riv does. Beautiful frames and forks, 7, 8 & 9 speed drives a get out there and ride ethos. But especially the people, the Rivendell people are the absolute best. This means you. ~hugh On Jun 26, 2017 1:03 PM, "Patrick Moore" <[email protected]> wrote: The defect of this point of view is that one would not be able to get a bike that handles and fits and feels like a Rivendell, but that has disc brakes, short of taking your Hunq or Atlantis to a local builder. I'd swap my Matthews, as much as I like it, for a disc-brake Hunq! (But single top tube only!) On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Hugh Smitham <[email protected]> wrote: > All very interesting comments. > > I see a Rivendell like I see a vintage volvo or vintage muscle car in > regards to the enthusiast values the aesthetic of a different era of > manufacture. This is why I would not expect Rivendell to change. They exist > as a niche within the greater whole. If you want a modern bicycle for a > specific reason then as others mention there are ton's of off the shelf or > custom way's to go. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ROaS5akcDCk/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
