Convinced that I'd never find an original All-Rounder in my size, I recently asked Grant for permission to have Nobilette to build one for me with the original lugs, tubing, etc., and he nixed the idea. He was very nice about it, but said that he would want to add "improvements" (not further specified), and for that reason would not authorize anyone to re-create one of the original ARs. Which was just as well, as not a week later I found and bought a 1999 AR. Anyway, in case anyone has the idea of seriously asking Riv to recreate the AR (or, presumably, any of the older models), expect some pretty firm push-back. Kevin Lindsey Alexandria, VA
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 11:36:24 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > If Grant were to put a 26" wheeled All Rounder on the market again, I > wonder if that might not help initiative a return to market of decent 26" > wheel tires other than knobbies and heavy "city" tires? Rivendell designs > have driven trends before ... > > There was a thread on the Boblist which mentioned a surprising number of > decent 559 tires in the 32 to 48 mm range. > > Patrick " helplessly hoping " Moore, who has an investment in 26" road > wheels. > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 7:36 AM Julian Westerhout <weste...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I'd agree with the idea that a Nobilette All-Rounder would be fine, but >> in 650b --- 26" is starting to fade on all but the low end. It seems good >> tires, etc. more likely to be found in 650b, or, as the Kool Kids say, >> 27.5". >> >> >> Julian Westerhout >> Bloomington, IL >> >> On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 3:02:31 AM UTC-6, Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>> A new Nobilette All Rounder with 26" wheels would be cool. >> >> -- >> 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-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc3e497a-da89-459a-9e1f-a07e86adab41%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc3e497a-da89-459a-9e1f-a07e86adab41%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > > -- 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/f8daaf18-4bb6-4d5c-979d-38c980f838d9%40googlegroups.com.
