Sorry, I was being intentionally melodramatic with the "crappy" comment! Poor choice of words.
I have been exceedingly happy with my bike, my first Riv, and actually had the option of getting a Waterford frame at the time. I liked the sidepulls and single top tube, so I took the Maxway. No complaints. But, honestly, seeing the two forks side by side I can't see much of a difference in the proportions - obviously an untrained eye. The crown on the Maxway bike does look a bit simplified, maybe a bit chunkier. I guess as I get a little more familiar with how Riv works I'll see that the constant tinkering is a feature, not a bug! On Sep 1, 5:33 pm, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I dont think calling it a "crappy fork" is fair. I have a Bleriot > (obviously Taiwanese) and I dont think there is a crappy thing about > it. Riv had supply problems with taiwan and needed another builder. G > goes into it in some detail on the site. Seems like a new builder > would be a great time to try some things you've been thinking of > tryin', like a double top tube and canti's-- especially if it is a > temporary arrangement. I dont think it makes one bike better than the > other, just a little different. > > It does stink that it makes you think less of your bike and I can > certainly understand that-- but at the end of the day it is the same > great bike it was when you bought it. Would I trade my Bleriot for a > double- TT, waterford SH? In a second with no hesitation but that > doesn't make me less happy with my bike. If it did I would sell it to > fund the SH. > > The Saluki came with different brakes. So did the Rom. The Atlantis > has changed some over the years. Some customs were made by Richard > Sachs (drool!), Brakes change, braze ons change, kickstand plates get > added, some bikes get a bonus TT, some get a diagon-apillar, some made > by maxway, some by toyo, some by waterford-- but they are all Rivs and > all great bikes. > > Cheers, > cm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
