Not (yet) a Riv owner so take this with an extra-large grain of salt. What put RBW on my radar--and keeps numerous brands off--is that the bikes all seem to:
- Favor versatility over specialization - Maintain a healthy skepticism toward technical changes with cost and/or complexity that overwhelms any practical benefits - Let form follow function, but keep function practical (e.g., city and trail riding, not triathlons or cliff-hucking), and then "pretty it up" enough to enjoy looking at it. I started modifying previous bikes with those priorities in mind. It got me wondering if someone more experienced hadn't already done the same, but more thoroughly. Turns out yes. On Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 6:01:16 AM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: > > I'm sort of with Phillip here. Rivendell has been evolving during its > tenure in the cycling world, but it began based in low BB, long chain stay, > neutral handling designs, with a lean to comfortably high handle bars, > leather saddles, wider tires (limited by brakes available at the time) and > lugged joints. Always steel tubes. Additionally, there have always been > artistic touches to make the bikes stand out (head badges and badge designs > included), and build kits that are sensible, work reliably and are not > stratospheric in cost. Some models are now mostly tig welded to hold down > cost but they still ride like a Riv. > > Other bikes can be made Rivish, and some competitors (Velo Orange comes to > mind) have intentionally tried to do so. I rebuilt an old Japanese made > Nashbar MK III in Rivish style and it is a great bike for another example. > I personally like the older RBW offerings myself, but would not hesitate to > order a custom if finances and need dictated. As it is, the 2 Rivs I > already have along with that Nashbar make a super troika of pedal partners > for me. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
