Kurt, It seemed to me that if a business has something they are willing to sell (I assume at a good profit), they'd let potential buyers know. (That is just my unused marketing degree talking. I don't mean to be armchair quarterbacking of running their business.) I wonder how many who have read this thread and now that they can put down money on their grail bike will do it. I'd also guess that some of the potential buyers who'd want a previous model might be different buyers than those of the current models. No company is immune from this, even the one I work for. Some of our customers buy items from other companies because they didn't know/we didn't tell them that we ALSO sold them.
I hadn't heard of Rivendell until only a few years ago. I test rode a few and they were all very nice. Then, I got on the Joe Appaloosa and OMG!!!! I purchased it right away. I'm in Philadelphia and my Joe A. is 51 cm. If you are nearby, I'd be happy let you ride it or my 54.5 AHH or both. I rarely go west, but I could also meet you at Valley Forge or thereabouts. Roberta On Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 2:06:40 PM UTC-5, Kurt Henry wrote: > > Roberta, I wonder if part of it is a desire on their part to clear the > inventory they have in house. I think Grant has mentioned needing to pay > their suppliers up front for frame shipments, which is reasonable. If they > have a bunch of Clems and Hillbornes in the back and are waiting to get > their money back when the frames sell, Riv would probably rather people > bought those than a semi-custom at less than custom rates. Obviously a > semi-custom is better than spending nothing, for sure! It seems like it > would be a tough line to walk for them. Do they put the information about > the semi-customs out there, potentially pushing people on the fence toward > something that their custom builder has to make, or do they keep it kinda > quiet and hope those same people grab something off the shelf instead. > > That said, I'm on the fence about the new long wheelbase Atlantis after > seeing the MTB video posted recently. I was previously turned off by the > long wheelbase. Now I'm curious. I'd like to test ride a long wheelbase > bike to see what it's like before throwing down money on one. But a > Legolas? I've posted in the not too distant past, I think on iBob, about > wanting a steel frame without disc brakes but enough clearance for 32+ > (emphasis on +) and fenders. I think a Legolas would more than cover that > while being a bit racey, but I gather still not beyond what Grant would > design and not something that would wear you out after 30-40 miles. Anyone > holding one care to comment on that part? If that holds true, I gotta say > I'm getting an itchy trigger finger. > > Kurt Henry > Lancaster, PA > > On Friday, January 24, 2020 at 4:34:32 AM UTC-5, Roberta wrote: >> >> I wonder why they don't advertise that, but keep it a secret. Perhaps >> put at the bottom of their bike page, next to "Custom", "Previous >> production frames." Then send out an email blast. >> >> On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10:50:00 PM UTC-5, S wrote: >>> >>> In case anyone else here is interested, I asked Riv and you can indeed >>> still order a Legolas (without the name) in a standard size for less than >>> full custom price. It is also possible to order other retired frames, eg, >>> the Saluki. >>> >>> On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 5:01:14 PM UTC-8, tc wrote: >>>> >>>> What's the big deal? I have never ridden one of these unicorns, but >>>> wow, they seem to be more popular than Rodeo. So, I'm really intrigued. >>>> Is it simply that you can't get them any longer (or only by special order >>>> at custom prices) -- so it's appealing because you can't easily get one? >>>> Could someone explain the use and appeal of these things? >>>> >>>> From what I've been able to piece together, they are supreme cross >>>> bikes. So, they're good at a lot of things. Kinda like the Kona Jake >>>> when >>>> it came out. >>>> >>>> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4432d00c-f136-4a29-941a-43c513c9b669%40googlegroups.com.
