On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 12:06 PM James Valiensi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > Here is what I know. > Rivendell was asked to stop using Tolkien names after the movies came out. > The lawyers agreed that the name Rivendell could remain and they could use > up the remainder of the Legolas stickers, > That's actually a pretty generous concession, at least compared to modern corporate standards. I'm certainly glad that Rivendell was allowed to keep calling itself Rivendell; somehow any other name just wouldn't work. > ... > > Rivendell will make you a custom frame, but custom to a point. A friend of > mine wanted a custom Rivendell, he loved everything about them except the > sloping top tube. He wanted it dead flat (Custom road frames have a mild > up-slope of 3-deg or so). They refused the order. > Try and get disk brakes or a 1-1/8” head tube on a Rivendell custom, I > doubt it will happen. > Odd: Didn't Grant way back in the day vocally hold out for level-top tube, fistful of seapost design? I think I do recall that. Not that I care; my 2 remaining rivs have a 3* or so slope. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvKKovmXRhumD4Dfm1tdQ60dnHDpbSZan9vOw6e3CG1ZA%40mail.gmail.com.
