Just to be clear about what I wrote, I don't consider the fact that some Riv models have overlapping designs to be a drawback. Not at all. But it can pose challenges in terms of marketing.
On Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 6:54:41 AM UTC-4, Mark Roland wrote: > > I think at this point the Rivendell design tenets have such a strong > gravitational pull that many of the models have more similarities than > differences. I see the Roadini more as a sportier, tigged version of the > AHH, with seat and head tube angles ever so slightly steeper, chainstays > ever so slightly shorter, and less max tire size. It's still very much in > what used to be called the "sports" geometry of late 70s early 890s UJBs. > > It's a highly practical, comfortable, speedy road bike. But with the DNA > from so many sources, maybe it came off too much like a mutt to the bicycle > buying public, not a distinct breed that could be easily labeled, like > country bike, or hillibike, or allroad or gravel. "Like a 70s sports tourer > but maybe with wider tires and tigged" is a tough category. > > It's still possible that the Gallop will break out of this gravitational > force. I was a little surprised when it was announced that the Gus Boots > would be offered in a version with lighter tubing. So maybe a new strain > has been introduced, or awakened. > > On Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 12:57:52 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> I think Roadini was too close to other Rivs with more tire clearance and >> stronger canti/v-brakes. If you were looking at one it was hard not to just >> go with a Clem or one of the fully lugged bikes instead. A true TIG-ed >> Roadeo (read: level toptube, thin tubing) clone would sell better, IMO. > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c30c0f6d-22e5-4679-8c83-7d646bb3fdf8%40googlegroups.com.
