Steve, I think the term production is a little strained for bicycles produced in a facility that still requires many hand operations by a skilled craftman. These operations, I suspect, do not involve much that would be common with a production operation in a modern factory with robot welding, etc. Surely, the total yearly production of frames by Waterford must be miniscule compared to a real factory operation.
If you look at some of the options available on Waterford's own models, for example: http://waterfordbikes.com/now/pricelist.php?newstype=14seriesO. there are many options available. Again, I still can't see why there could not be more flexibility for the Roadeo model options. As I stated at the outset, I'm not in the market, however if I was I'd expect something more accommodating for a $2,000 frame. Jim On Aug 28, 2:47 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 12:07 -0700, Jim Cloud wrote: > > I'm not in the market for another bike, so any comments are simply > > reflective of my own opinion. It seems strange to me that Grant, who > > was always an exponent of not using shifting components that required > > "system compatibility" has agreed to spec the Roadeo so that its braze- > > on's are only really useful with a shift integrated (e.g. Shimano) > > system. > > They won't work with bar end shifters? > > > I also find it perplexing that Rivendell, apparently, will not > > accommodate a customer request to have downtube shifter bosses on the > > frame. This is not a cheap bicycle, $2,000 is a good chunk of > > change. Perhaps this lack of flexibility is reflective of what > > Waterford is willing to accept. > > This is supposed to be a production bike, not a custom. That pretty > much precludes custom braze-ons, doesn't it? Unless, of course, they're > to be done post-production, the way I had the rack mounts relocated on > my Saluki to fit the preferred location for the Berthoud front rack. > > > > > Finally, having only white available as a standard color (with an > > upcharge of $300.00 for another color), strikes me as rather like > > Henry Ford's options for the model T (any color available, as long as > > it was black). > > Again, doesn't that match the realities of production processing? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
