[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread redsydude
In a post to this forum a few weeks ago, Grant Peterson said that he got this bike to inspect the paint and discovered that the rear brake bridge on it won't work with side-pulls. That's what drove the change to cantilever brakes. On Apr 19, 9:55 pm, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote: My guess

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread mike
The latest word is that this first batch, at least will have Canti/V brake mounts and NOT have the cream head tube. Sounded mostly like some communication issues between Taiwan and Walnut Creek. It would not surprise me if any subsequent batches go back to sidepull. I asked about that during a

Re: [RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Is this batch actually in Walnut Creek? Sent from my iPad On Apr 21, 2011, at 11:13 AM, mike mike.rosen...@gmail.com wrote: The latest word is that this first batch, at least will have Canti/V brake mounts and NOT have the cream head tube. Sounded mostly like some communication issues

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread Philip Williamson
Does the frame photo make anyone else thing of cartoon frogs? http://www.biketinker.com/2011/bike-art/rivendell-amphibians/ Or is it just me? Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Apr 19, 8:34 pm, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote: It appears the website shows a new green

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread William
Those froggy dropouts invoked a true LOL from this observer On Apr 21, 11:55 am, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: Does the frame photo make anyone else thing of cartoon frogs?http://www.biketinker.com/2011/bike-art/rivendell-amphibians/ Or is it just me?  Philip  

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread Montclair BobbyB
William that poor lad Just can't seem to find his way Out of Haiku Land On Apr 21, 4:05 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: Those froggy dropouts invoked a true LOL from this observer On Apr 21, 11:55 am, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: Does the frame photo make

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-21 Thread William
Montclair Bobby B thanks for settling a dispute 'tween my wife and me she thinks my name has three syllables WILL-I-AM but I say there's TWO On Apr 21, 5:30 pm, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com wrote: William that poor lad Just can't seem to find his way Out of Haiku Land On Apr

Re: [RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-20 Thread Stonehog
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/345 This was the last I recall on the brakes. Back to canti/v's. Mobile Brian Hanson On Apr 19, 2011, at 9:55 PM, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote: My guess is that the photo is of the most recent prototype, and that the production ones will still

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-20 Thread rperks
Yesterday I read on their site somewhere that the first order coming in was sidepull, and the orders following would be canti. Something to do with the previously stated confusion on the site. For what it is worth that text is gone, and I can not find it this early, makes me feel like I dreamed

[RBW] Re: New Simple One frame

2011-04-19 Thread Earl Grey
My guess is that the photo is of the most recent prototype, and that the production ones will still have canti braze-ons. If the frame in the photo is your size, perhaps you should call Riv and offer to buy it? :) Gernot On Apr 20, 10:34 am, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote: It appears