I've noticed that kink as well. I also prefer the look of a single diagonal line; that's why the diagatube Bombadil and Appaloosa look so good.
According to Sheldon Brown et al, in a true "mixte" frame the diagonal element is actually two stays from rear dropout to head tube. Has Riv ever considered doing a true mixte? http://sheldonbrown.com/images/mixte-supercourse.jpg Although, I'd bet that suitable tubing would be a custom order, as the mixte diagatubes are usually seat stay diameter but quite long. Tim On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Andrew Letton <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe it has to do with the angles of available lugs? > cheers, > Andrew > (Painstakingly pecked out on my iPhone; please pardon my brevity and > tpyos.) > > On Jan 8, 2014, at 8:27, BSWP <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's a picture of a 60cm Betty Foy on Riv's blug, and it's the first I > remember seeing where the top/diaga-tube looks to meet its rear > counterparts in a clean straight line. On others, and I guess smaller sized > frames, the top tube meets the rear tubes with a slight kink. Again, I must > not have paid attention to other images, or to the frames in person. But > why the difference? Is it to keep the step-through height of the top tube > identical across frame sizes? It's no doubt identical in rigidity and > stoutness, but quite different in appearance, one size to another. I like > the look of a single line from top of head tube to rear axle. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
