Interesting reactions to this. It is not a "counterfeit" Rivendell jersey, it is a "fake" Rivendell jersey, given that there are no Rivendell jerseys to copy that I know of.
In my original post, I mentioned this being possible heresy, as I don't think RBW is into kit. But Eroica wants period correct "kit". So I thought, as long as I am riding a bike that is sorta, kinda retro style (as in having lugs) why not complete the vibe with a "retro" style Rivendell jersey to match the bike. I mean no disrespect to RBW. I have bought 11 frames (Ok - 10 frames and 1 bike) over the years from them. I suppose I could ride my Paramount and get a "new" Schwinn jersey of some sort. But the Paramount is in need of a repaint among other things and I haven't sent it to Waterford yet - best to wait on the Rivendell custom which should actually fit me (I couldn't afford a custom Colin Laing when I was younger). I just hope they will let me ride the platform pedals, but I may have to switch to MKS touring pedals. Note that the font is just a simplified "Algerian" with the R 50% bigger - worked out as well as I could hope. Can RBW actually give permission to use "Rivendell" - wouldn't that be up to the Tolkien family or whoever they sold the rights to? I thought that it was kind of interesting that the jersey was made in New Zealand, where the Lord of the Rings was filmed. Now just need to find some black wool bib cycling shorts without logo in XXXL. Laing Cocoa, FL > > -- 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.
