I think the transition was inevitable based on the rides Grant & Co. actually do, and the bikes he was specifically designing for them at Bridgestone.
The Road, LongLow, Heron Road and Rambouillet were all extensions of the RB-1, which was probably considered an expected bike from Rivendell in the first decade. But the All Rounder and Atlantis were the XO-1 that Grant's heart was in (my opinion), and variations on that All Roads S240 theme spread throughout the production models as the years went on. The "cruisers" work well for commuting on rough roads and trails with a bunch of stuff loaded on, and are presented to the buyer as "you don't have to meet a mileage or speed goal, just get outside and go for a ride." It manages to remain a niche for RBW in the sea of utilitarian steel bikes that they created as the original nice. That's a neat trick! -- 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.
