I have to agree that thoughts about parts becoming extinct or hard to find is becoming paranoia. Really, quill stems? There's nitto. But don't forget that kalloy and sunlite, chinese made stuff, still sell quill stems. Steel forks? Come on, as long as there are steel framebuilders, there will always be a way to get a steel fork - custom or not!
OK, now maybe if you're talking french or rarer Swiss bottom bracket threads. Well, guess what, Phil Wood still offers bb with french and swiss threading! Heck, you can get a bb for Raleigh Super Corsa and Chater Lea threads too: We offer the following bottom bracket cup threadings (all cups are sold as a set and include thread retaining compound): - British (1.370 x 24 tpi, RH/LH thread) in stainless steel and 7075 aluminum - Italian (36mm x 24 tpi) in stainless steel and 7075 aluminum - French (35mm x 1mm) stainless steel - Swiss (35mm x 1mm, RH/LH thread) stainless steel - Raleigh Super Corsa (1.370 x 26 tpi, RH/LH thread) stainless steel - Chater Lea (1.450″ x 26 tpi, RH/LH thread) stainless steel - T47 (47 x 1 tpi, RH/LH thread) 7075 aluminum link: http://www.philwood.com/products/bbhome.php Now it may not be cheap, but at least it is still available! So instead of fretting about what may or may not be around in 20 years, I say get out and enjoy whatever you got! Good Luck! On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:34:12 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > masmojo said "it's getting hard to replace Rivendell parts". > > Let me know what Rivendell part you are having a hard time finding, and > I'll try to help you out. If you are fretting about hypotheticals, I think > that's a little bit unnecessary. Jones makes awesome bikes. I don't think > it would be productive to fret that you might have to go back to Jones if > you damage a Jones truss fork. I don't think it would be productive > criticism to inform Jones that they should stop making truss forks. > > On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:16:58 PM UTC-7, masmojo wrote: >> >> Bill, part of my concern is also long term viability. As it stands it's >> getting very hard to replace Rivendell parts, because they are such throw >> backs. For forks you gotta go back to Rivendell or go custom & even custom >> might get hard to source at some point. It's doable now, but what about 10 >> or 15 years down the line? >> Can I go somewhere else yeah, but I'd rather not. >> VOs new Polyvalent should be in soon. It'll have low trail, 1 1/8" >> steerer & disc brakes! I am afraid I might hafta get one of those, but a >> Rosco Bubbe with those features would get my money faster. > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
