> one observation... the world of steel bikes, Nitto, and non carbon > silver components is very small compared the bicycle world as a > whole
I imagine the relatively small size of the steel bike world is why people tend to lump its practitioners together. There are big differences in the Riv and VO design approach. Riv's tend to be mid trail with moderately long chain stays affording neutral to lively handling with modest loads up front and mid to heavy in the rear. VO bikes are in the French tradition low trail that remain stable with a lot of weight up front and offer a relaxed comfortable ride. Looking closely at their approach to handlebars, brakes, wheel sets, tires etc., the different approach is consistently there. Someone could easily have a VO and Riv bike with almost no overlap. On Feb 3, 10:47 pm, Michael_S <[email protected]> wrote: > one observation... the world of steel bikes, Nitto, and non carbon > silver components is very small compared the bicycle world as a > whole. I'm delighted that all 3 shops (and others) are able to > survive. It would be a cold dark ( black and grey) world without all > of them. > > ~Mike > > On Feb 3, 7:34 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I vividly remember my first visit to Jitensha Studio in my freshman > > year a Cal in 1987. I'd never seen a shop like that, and I can't say > > I've ever seen another like it. > > > On Feb 3, 6:55 pm, benzzoy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Feb 3, 1:08 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Jitensha should not be included in a list of me too Riv companies. > > > > > Jitensha has been around for quite some time, possibly longer than > > > > Riv, though I am not certain on that. > > > > Jitensha is actually pre-Rivendell, so if anything, Rivendell is a "Me > > > too Jitensha". :) > > > > Grant wrote somewhere that he used to hang out at Jitensha, and that > > > was where he knew "Pineapple Bob" of the Bridgestone catalog fame. > > > > -B- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
