The idea of mixed lugs seems fitting & the term "refixedup" is catching. On the price question, I dunno, it's a lot of work to first take apart a frame enough to get the damaged parts out & then re- build. Think re-modeling a kitchen. Probably a bit more to it than most of us realize.
When we talk about the repairability of steel during our travels, for most of us that's a broken drop-out or failed rack mount. These can be fixed by any weld repair shop in the developed world or the guy with the charcoal forge in a 3rd world country. It'll be interesting to see how Rivendell fares on tube replacements. I really hope it works out but I wouldn't expect huge discounts. Hey, these bikes will have even more character, each being unique & with built-in history. dougP On Mar 6, 11:36 am, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Gernot wrote: > > I do hope they come in at a significant savings over new ones (how > > about 33% off?). > > Well, too much of a discount would force Rivendell to eat the cost of > repairs. I'd assume these are being handed over to a framebuilder for > tube replacement and then off to a painter. Consider the cost of > replacing a frame tube (last time I checked locally it ran around > 250-400 bucks per tube, depending on the builder); a simple powder- > coat job (including old paint removal and surface prep) will set you > back a MINIMUM of 100-150 bucks if done professionally. Of course > there's some devaluing to be expected because the frame had been in > need of repair in the first place; but all I'm saying is don't grumble > too much if the cost of repair forces Riv and Co. to set what some > might consider a high price for the finished product. > > I would guess that resurrecting the frame to prove steel's durability > is more the point here. I don't expect a screaming bargain-basement > sort of thing, because if they est the price too low that WOULD > devalue everything else they do. > > I'm just sayin'... -- 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-bu...@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.
