Unfortunately everyone cant own a Rivendell, it is a bit of a luxury item but one that is beautiful and functional. So unlike a set of earrings or a new watch you can actually do something with a 2k Rivendell. This new project will at least lower that cost restriction but it will still be "insane" for the Xmart crowd and those who get 30 year old racing bikes for 200 bucks off of CL but if does help to bring them into the fold. Looking at the site they have a complete Simpleone for $1,400 which they said is about thier target on this new bike. I suppose if you used cheaper tubing and did a solid color powdercoat you could get some microshift stuff on there for around the same price point.
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Beth H <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 10:00:45 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: >> >> Beater Rivendell? I thought all Rivendells are suppose to be ridden to >> the ground? >> >> > Well, yeah. Which is why some aspects of this development make me scratch > my head. > > "Cheap"? $1,400 ain't cheap if you're an hourly-wage worker. It isn't even > "affordable". Perhaps find a different word. > "Value-packed", maybe. > > My shop does this with Surly Big Dummy frames. We build them up with a > smart combination of new and used parts to keep the total price under > $2,000. This is how you make bicycle transportation more affordable and > more accessible. > > While I applaud RBW's stance on avoiding stuff made in China, I predict > that this will become harder and harder to do -- and in a relatively short > time. And when that happens, further developments at RBW will be > interesting to watch. > > Off to ride my BGR (Beautiful Green Riv) -- further into the ground. > > Cheers --Beth > > -- > 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/-/JtO_wsfK12UJ. > > 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. > -- 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.
