In response to the original posting by Bill, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the Niner is definitely NOT Rivvish (sorry).
There may be a few things or a lot that make it un-Riv, but what really jumps out at me is the carbon fork. I mean, come on, RBW has had whole campaigns *against* the carbon fork. Lest we forget the "Carbonomas Steel Fork" and "http://www.bustedcarbon.com/";? I know this started from Will saying that it was "Rivvish," but Will is not Grant and, well, at the end of the day Grant decides what Riv is. (This is said slightly tongue-in-cheek, but only slightly) Personally, I do think Rivendell is retrogrouchy, but instead of running away from that, I love have they embrace it. "Yeah, we don't like carbon forks, disc brakes, or anything but steel, so what?" It's a choice, an aesthetic. Rivendell definitely curates its own brand/philosophy/style and it's part of the fun/allure. It's part of bucking the system, but also leads to good design choices (a bunch of which have already been mentioned). But there are plenty of good design choices that they're purposefully at odds with and that's more than OK, it's why we like them. It allows us to feel good about our own overlapping quirky design choices (whilst at the same time secretly hiding way our brifters and disc brakes). That's my take. And it's absolutely in no way meant to disparage your Niner ;) It looks like a sweet ride. -- 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.
