Not only cost of materials but cost of time may be associated. The Hilsen are relatively the same frame as it was a few years ago, just canti provisions. However, the MIT Homer's have not been around. So there must've been a lot of time associated with Riv designing in the new geometry, then the time it cost them to go back and forth with the factory to get it set the way they like it.
On Friday, November 23, 2018 at 12:18:49 PM UTC-5, tc wrote: > > I’m asking because I’m curious, as I said. I thought the web site had a > misprint. Then I checked the printed catalog and saw the $100 difference. > The Sam is supposedly stouter per Riv’s description, and also has canti > posts, so more cost assumed there. So, looking at lugs, I didn’t see a > vast difference. The Homer has the ball and socket seat stay/lug treatment, > which I also understood to be cheaper to manufacture. So that left me > thinking the tubing on Homer may be more costly. And, as you say, maybe > $100 a pop helps offset the setup costs. > > Tom > > -- 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.
