Rivendell has changed so much over the years. When I started admiring their bikes they were strong advocates for lugs, brooks, comfort and practicality.
Any Rivendell I owned would need lugs. I don’t think their tig frames are competitively priced compared to their competitors, and they lose the Rivendell character. I’ve had long and short chain stayed Rivs and have come to the conclusion that I don’t notice any difference. Of course, lugs don’t change the ride either, but I sure do admire them every time I see my bike. It’s very cool that Riv has been around long enough to have “classic” models. I would have to go with a Quickbeam. I miss my Coleman green first gen with albatross bars. It just had piles of character and quirk. Best, Aaron in El Paso -- 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/8952DBEA-017C-4F02-83E5-292CF3744BAB%40gmail.com.
