Very Nice!

On Monday, January 14, 2019 at 6:07:21 PM UTC-5, reynoldslugs wrote:
>
> Jim and List:
>
> That's my "maxie" Legolas  on Jim's Cyclofiend website.  At the time I 
> posted the pics to Jim's gallery, the bike was set up as a 1x9 CX bike. I 
> rode the bike in local CX events, got my a** kicked a lot and generally had 
> a ton of fun.  
>
> Linked below are updated pics. I changed the crankset to a wide-range 
> Sugino 901.  It's a great road bike.  
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/albums/72157645542691980
>
> The bike was fun as a CX racer, and it's just a great road bike. So 
> pretty, ATMO.
>
> Max Beach
> Santa Rosa CA
>
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, January 14, 2019 at 8:00:13 AM UTC-8, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>>
>> My understanding is that the Legolas was really one of the rarest bikes 
>> which has continued in the lineup. It was never a big production run, and 
>> even back when they announced it, I don't think they built more than a 
>> couple dozen. It was more or less the development of the original CX bike 
>> (very rare) and Mark's custom which he used for cross racing (there's a 
>> pretty serious cx contingent around the greater SF Bay Area). They were 
>> mostly '05 - '06 production. And not many of them.
>>
>> When I ended up with a Hilsen back in aught nine, I had thoughts of 
>> getting a Legolas. But even then it was more or less custom order only. I 
>> don't even think Keven's bike was technical a Legolas.  
>>
>> I think it would take a group effort to bring a size run of them in.  
>> Otherwise you would be looking at a custom order. You can do much, much 
>> worse than having Mark Nobilette build your frame for you. And that design 
>> by GP is solid. It's a thing of beauty in my book.
>>
>> There were only ever three in the gallery - 
>>
>> CX - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx/2007/cx025-anguslemon0407.html
>>
>> Legolas - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx/2009/cx049-maxie0309.html
>>
>> Legolas - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx/2010/cx063-jimmather0510.html
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 6:33:54 PM UTC-8, tc wrote:
>>>
>>> Ok. So “Legolas” is copyrighted. But the frame is designed by Riv, and 
>>> they at least own THAT. What is preventing Riv from renaming that frame and 
>>> resurrecting the FRAME  that apparently is legendary?  Does it take a Blahg 
>>> request stating that at least 20 people would absolutely buy one if given 
>>> the opportunity?  Would you sign up? 
>>>
>>> Tom
>>
>>

-- 
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.

Reply via email to