On Jun 28, 8:28 am, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice ride story. The part about the guy thinking the bike is from the 60's > leaves me thinking the following: Did bikes from the 60's have: > > upward sloping toptubes with 6 degree angles?
Not readily apparent to a casual observer. > multiple rack braze-ons, especially the midfork and midstay ones? Yes. > 135 mm rear spacing that allows 9 or 10 speed clusters? Not readily apparent to a casual observer. Can you tell 135mm from 130mm or 126mm just by looking? > headtubes with upward vertical extension for height? Not readily apparent to a casual observer. > cable-stops that allow discontinuous cable housing? Very common on bikes up through the late 1970s. > vertical rear dropouts? (I actually don't know the answer to this) Not readily apparent to a casual observer. > Were most of the features above even common in the 90's? While I understand that a Riv owner might experience some consternation that their expensive bike might be mistaken for a less expensive older model, I don't think one can really fault a casual observer. After all, Rivendells do look like older bikes in many ways -- it's hard to deny that. J. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
