Considering that Carbon race bikes with top-of-the line SRAM or Campy or Shimano can tip 5 figures (Gulp!) in Canada (Specialized, Cervelo,Scott...etc) , Rivs are still a bargain for comparison, though: 1997 Riv all-rounder $1325 w cream headtube and my name + Phil BB and Tange Rollerball installed - a tick over $1500 US 2001 Riv road custom - $2100 (which included the Chris King no-logo headset...I just missed the $1800 former price when I ordered the bike in Aug 2000)...so 2.2K or so with the installed Phil BB Glad I got them when I did. I don't think that their current prices are excessive considering their durability and classic good looks Ryan in Winnipeg On Saturday, December 14, 2013 8:28:15 AM UTC-6, Fullylugged wrote:
> I was using the time between sets of push ups (too yucky out to pedal > today) and cruising the RBW web site this morning. Looking at the > framesets, I see where Atlantis is now 2,300 F.O.B. origin. When I > bought my Ram in late 2006, it was 1,350 and the Atlantis was only > $1,400. Using the AIER cost of living calculator, 1400 in 2006 is worth > 1,618 today, so frames have gone up significantly more than the prices > of everyday goods as a whole. This is not to say they cost too much now, > just a realization that those of us who were fortunate enough to get RBW > bikes back then got really good deals on really good bikes. > > Bruce > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
