You think powder coated to save cash too? It can be done nice for alot cheaper than wet. You do lose some definition around lugs but for a "beater" shouldn't be an issue. On Jul 4, 2012 12:28 AM, "Philip Williamson" <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Giant +1 on Mark's Gray. His Rivendells are my ideal of clean, fast, > classic looking bikes. > > Philip > > Philip Williamson > www.biketinker.com > > On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 3:46:53 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> http://us1.campaign-archive1.**com/?u=**2090e897f8c7f8d7170a52bbd&id=** >> 0f9ee90009<http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2090e897f8c7f8d7170a52bbd&id=0f9ee90009> >> >> The email as linked from Rivendell's Twitter. The frame will be made in >> Taiwan, "minimalist paint", no headbadge, and I guess the downtube/seattube >> decals will be minimalist as well. I like the idea of a "beater Rivendell" >> a lot..something simple and understated from the company of fancy >> paint-and-lugs is a neat idea. I say paint it Mark's Grey - like the >> Hunqapillar but without the red/white - and put a creme RBW triangle on the >> seattube, the name of the bike on the headtube, and leave the downtube >> bare. Urban Commuter Stealth Rivendell. >> >> Joe Bernard >> Vallejo, CA. >> >> On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 3:35:04 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: >> >>> Intriguing, a build kit for a Riv is $1,200 so not sure how it would be >>> possible to do a whole bike for $1,400 made out of lugged steel unless the >>> are having 1k frames made in China or something like that. >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Zack <zack...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Just got an email from Riv HQ, there is a new bike in the works - a >>>> truly affordable ($1400) complete bike. >>>> >>>> Cool stuff. >>>> >>>> Shipping is going up $1 too. I think i'll live. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>>> msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/**NbjUFghwcWYJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NbjUFghwcWYJ> >>>> . >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.** >>>> com <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/AANo_mUQUuAJ. > 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.
