I have a Waterford on order as we speak, and already own a few and some old Paramounts (just watch that show "Hoarders" to understand), and like them very much. The experience shows and Richard does all the "face time" himself.
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 5:30 PM, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Khalid: > > I'm diving in here without reading any further posts, so forgive me if > others make similar points. > > First, I'll bet there is absolutely ZERO difference in quality between > Toyo & Waterford frames. It's Rivendell's lugs & spec on the tubing. > I'll speculate that Rivendell has sawed thru a lot of brazed joints to > see what potential vendors produce, and that only the best are > selected to produce frames. > > Second, only Riv could say whether there was a "run" on frames or > not. But people in general have a fear of change so some fence > sitters may have been motivated to buy, knowing Toyo's reputation. > > On a more general note, Waterford has been building frames for a long > time and has an excellent reputation. I can't believe anyone could > make them any better. > > FWIW, mine is an '03. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Waterford, and am > willing to bet I couldn't tell the difference. Well, they get a > kickstand plate now which I'd really like to have. > > dougP > > On Mar 20, 8:38 am, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I do not want to start a fiery debate about this but what makes japanese >> atlantis built bicycle superior to the American made ones? Just curious. >> When there was an announcement that Rivendell would no longer have the Toyo >> plant build their bicycles, people with money to spare went after the last >> batch of those frames. It is the steel? The craftmanship? >> >> Regards, >> >> K. > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- 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-bunch@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.
