> To be fair I think some folks who want a custom do NOT want the > builder to put their name on it. They just want a very specific frame > built and to have it. > > Not all products are about advertising. To be sure, if I ever have a > custom frame built the custom feature I will not bend on is that > there be no names nor logos anywhere on the bike. > > I'm not paying someone to advertise for them. I'm paying them for > their skill and time.
But Grant is pretty clear that he believes bikes should be a certain way and those are the bikes he builds. There are plenty of builders who will make bikes to customer's exact specifications. Sometimes this results in wonderful chemistry. Other times, the customer learns all to late the expensive limits of his/her bike design skills. I guess you could say that the Rivendell sticker on a bike is advertising. I expect Grant would say that and a label saying this is what I believe a bike should be. On Oct 26, 1:10 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Brad Gantt <brdg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I chose a specific builder because I wanted their ideas, aesthetics, > > etc. applied to a bike designed for my size, weight and riding style. > > These ideas and practices (craft, material, weld-style, etc) are what > > truly distinguish builders from one another. If you have very strong > > ideas (that you're not willing to compromise) about exactly which > > tubeset you want, fork rake, trail, geometry, etc. then what are you > > coming to the builder for exactly? I'm not suggesting that is anybody > > here but I have heard such discussions on other forums and it has > > always perplexed me. It's like they want a builder to put their name > > on a bike that they didn't actually design. I think Grant's honesty > > and refusal to compromise, even if it means he might lose a sale, is > > actually refreshing. Fortunately there are a lot of choices when it > > comes to custom builders and most anybody can find what they're > > looking for. I can't wait to ride the Rivendell Grant designed for me. > > To be fair I think some folks who want a custom do NOT want the > builder to put their name on it. They just want a very specific frame > built and to have it. > > Not all products are about advertising. To be sure, if I ever have a > custom frame built the custom feature I will not bend on is that > there be no names nor logos anywhere on the bike. > > I'm not paying someone to advertise for them. I'm paying them for > their skill and time. > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
