The custom Rivs w/ a Joe Bell paint job are just amazing to look at. Functionally, they're not a whole bunch if any different than production bikes. I think of my All Rounder as a AHH with cantis and a very nice paint job.
Waterford Rivs don't have the same cache as a Joe/Curt/Mark bike. Again, functionally the same though. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Doug Van Cleve <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd wager that the vast majority of Riv customs don't deviate much > from standard RBW geometries of the time. Functionally, the various > production bikes might be pretty much the same, but the Joe Starck/ > Curt Goodrich/ Mark Nobilette/ ? built bikes are absolutely more > finely crafted than any of the Waterford or Toyo frames... > > IMHO of course, > Doug > > > On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > > If aesthetics matter, some customs might have better filing on the lugs > and > > higher quality paint. Bu to me the real value of a custom is not things > like > > paint, but the fact that tubes are actually chosen for your weight, > rather > > than with a 300lb rider in mind. > > > > So I'd say a used custom might be worth a premium to me if the original > > owner was near my weight, had a preference for the same level of frame > flex, > > and the bike had been built accordingly. Often we don't know those > things, > > so a used custom to me isn't worth that much more than a quality stock > frame > > in my size. > > > > Dustin > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
