I recall in an early Rivendell Reader an installment of "Who Rides a Rivendell" (owners & their bikes), with a gentlemen who had a black Rivendell with no downtube decals (don't recall if it had a headbadge or not) as a theft deterent. I believe it was his commuter bike.
Angus On Oct 26, 2:40 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Not even a stamp? No names or logos seems like a pretty strict > > requirement for an artisan to adhere to. I only say this because I > > wouldn't call a builder's identity 'advertising' if all it amounted to > > was a stamp on the bottom bracket or something, and I certainly would > > *not* look at a custom frame as merely equivalent to/a product of > > someone's skill and time. If something as personal as a custom > > bicycle frame was built by human hands, whether it be an individual or > > multiple people, I think it should have some marking to identify those > > hands. > > I go out of my way to buy clothing that does not have any logos. I > don't always succeed but I try. I like my atlantis. I think it is a > great bike. I think rivendell is a great company. If I'm buying > production items and I'm happy with the company then I'm willing to > compromise on my requirements a bit. > > However, if I'm paying for something to be custom then I expect built > into the cost of custom building it is the reality that it will have > no markings save the ones I want. > > I spent hours removing all the logos from almost all the parts on a > number of bikes. I've unstitched embroidered logos on pants and > jackets. Removed patch logos. (seam rippers are wonderful tools) > > If someone wants to know what products I endorse then they can ask me. > I do not wish to be compelled to do otherwise. > > And like I said - I'm not unwilling to compromise, to a point.( That > little laser-etched logo from Velo-orange annoys the crap out of me, > though) but for fully custom-made objects I expect no brands or logos. > No stamps, nothing unless it is something I request. > > I don't think I'm being unreasonable at all, especially b/c I don't > dogmatically follow this rule. > -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
