I'd agree with that speculation: things like the freewheel and long-reach brake calipers (both serviceable but not remotely impressive) probably knock $100 off the sticker price, plus another $100 or whatever for comparable headsets and bottom brackets...zero frame embellishments...and the numbers start to make sense to me. The 4130 was a (pleasant) surprise, though.
On Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 12:32:31 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: > > Seems pretty in line with the prices of Linus, Pure, Public, etc. Or even > entry-level Specialized and Trek. Although I'll grant you those frames are > 4130 CrMo. Do they ride as nice as a Riv? Of course not. But I've ridden a > few of the above brands, and they're not bad. As to how they do it: I'm > speculating, but my guess is bulk manufacture in China combined with bulk > purchase of entry-level parts. > > Eric > > > On Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 2:28:54 PM UTC-4, Dave Small wrote: >> >> I just looked at their website and they're offering seemingly-nice >> complete bikes for $400 to $750 and that includes delivery to, and assembly >> by, a local bike shop? How can they do that? >> >> Dave >> >> -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
