Just to confirm what Marc is saying, this is from an Hunqapillar brochure <http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/pdf/original_hunaqbook_pdf.pdf>:
"The Hunqapillar frame is an interesting mix of materials and people behind it. It's our design, everything down to the last micro-detail. It’s made in Taiwan by a team of builders trained by Tetsu Ishigaki, of Toyo. The main tubes are superexpensive Japanese Kaisei 8630 heat-treated. The seat- and chainstays are perfectly good Taiwan CrMo. The fork is made in Japan by Tetsu Ishigaki at Toyo." Best, Al in SF On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 7:40:33 AM UTC-8 Marc Irwin wrote: > No John, I ordered from the first Taiwan production, Riv screwed up and > sold mine to somebody but offered the one Waterford 54 left. I got one by > accident. As far as I know the rest were made in Taiwan. Not that it > matters, it's the same incredible bike except for the pointy lugs and > paint. I think all the forkswere made by Toyo of Japan. > > Marc > > On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 9:59:52 AM UTC-5 John G. wrote: > >> I thought Hunq frames were Waterford and forks were Taiwan? Doesn't >> really matter. A Hunq was my first Riv and I really regret selling it, >> though at the time I needed a good road bike more than I needed the Hunq. >> >> On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 9:30:01 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote: >> >>> [image: IMG_0774.JPG] >>> That is the lug work and paint from the Waterford production run. >>> >>> Marc >>> >>> On Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:03:29 PM UTC-5 Nikko in Oakland wrote: >>> >>>> Just wanted to share the only bike I think will be in my stable for >>>> ever. It's a 54cm Hunq. I'm pretty sure it's Taiwan made, since it doesn't >>>> have Waterford etched into the drop out. I've been working on this bike >>>> for >>>> 18 months to get it here, and I'm finally happy with where I've landed. >>>> The >>>> only immediate changes might be... changing the 'tross bars to Billie >>>> bars. >>>> It's also set up for quick swaps in case I want to use Bullmoose bars that >>>> day. >>>> >>>> Enjoy. Happy to answer questions. >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_4909.jpeg] >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/96ad6639-b4c2-4c16-ac5c-5c2a0d69ec12n%40googlegroups.com.
