Actually it's Rory Gallagher. On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10:33:43 PM UTC-6 Mark Schneider wrote:
> I deliberately didn't bother to watch it because it's a stupid click bate > title and a ridiculous premise. Like Ben stated they're both great bikes, > but quite different. My custom Terafrerrma is nothing like my Masi, or my > Homer or Atlantis. If I'm going on a long fastish ride but want my camera > in my bag in front of me I take the low trail custom. I use the old Masi if > I just want to ride hard and fast. But most the time I just chill on one of > the Rivendell's that are still fast, fun, and plush. > I found the idea as ridiculous as people arguing who's better, Clapton, > Page Beck, or Mick Taylor. (It's obviously Peter Green)lol. > I'm sure I'll watch the video eventually, Russ does a great job and he's > level headed and fair. > > Mark > Half Moon Bay area > > > On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 8:03:14 PM UTC-8 Ben Miller wrote: > >> The "Path Less Pedaled" YouTube channel just released a video with the >> provocative title "Rivendell vs Crust! Which is Better? >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0hM8ZSBRl0>" >> >> The actual video is a lot less provocative. Basically Russ comparing his >> Hillborne to his Bombora. Still interesting, but maybe less so than it >> could be? >> >> I imagine Crust and Rivendell must get compared to each other a lot. I >> know that their the only two bike frames I currently own and ride, so I do >> it more or less constantly. I imagine that this is partly due to Matt & >> Bene purposefully designing the Romanceur frame with the Rivendell >> aesthetic in mind. I think Russ sort of touches on that, when comparing the >> Bombora to the All City and the Hillborne to the Richtey. He seems to be >> saying, the Ritchey/All City aesthetic lacked something the Riv/Crust bikes >> had. >> >> Anyways, I think of Crust as threadless, disc, and low trail compared to >> Rivendell with rim brakes, quill stems, and high trail. Like most thing's >> not hard and fast (see: Canti Lightning Bolt). What's your hot take on the >> two? >> >> I think both bike companies are really doing some amazing and important >> stuff for the bike industry. What I think would be really interesting >> collaboration between Grant and Matt. Maybe something along the lines of >> the Soma San Marcos, but both providing inputs. That'd be really cool! >> > -- 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/fc1f318f-6895-47c0-8085-2689a31d8b2cn%40googlegroups.com.
