>From what I read somewhere (correct me if I'm wrong) this last line of Sam's, including mine, ALL have Taiwanese forks, even the Waterfords. Fame was made at Waterford, fork Taiwan. Whatever, I love it.
Now I've side tracked the subject from Atlantis to Sam & from Toyo to Taiwan. On Jan 23, 9:43 pm, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I don't remember the exact quote, but it was something along the lines > of Toyo's fork curve being a home run while the curve done by Taiwan is a > solid double. > > Puts the Taiwan product in a more positive light, which it deserves. (New > Hillborne owner talking here!) We're talking about different levels of > greatness. My Hillborne is a Taiwanese. I also own a Waterford-made AHH a > Toyo-made Atlantis and I wouldn't advise anyone against getting the one made > in Taiwan. > > On Jan 23, 2011, at 11:16 AM, Bob wrote: > > > Grant has emphasized the special qualities of the Toyo fork and how > > such geometry could not be matched on the Taiwan Sams. So is the > > Waterford a match or improvement over the Toyo edition? Also, does > > the Waterford Atlantis have the same impressive chainstay geometry and > > form of the Toyo? I don't doubt the quality of the Waterford product, > > just differences in production. Put another way, if they were standing > > next to each other, could you tell the difference? Is there any > > reason for a person to prefer one over the other? > > > On Jan 22, 11:34 pm, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How does the Toyo built Atlantis differ in quality and/or geometry > >> from the Waterford edition? Exclude differences in braze-ons, > >> kickstand plate and range of sizes. > > >> In other words, what, if anything, was gained or lost by the change in > >> builder? > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
