I'm curious about what lugs are going to be used. I always thought the seat/top tube/stay lug was very interesting. I'm sure it saved labor since the seat stay cap was integrated into the lug but in terms of form following function (I guess the brazer's function), it looked like a great utilitarian design.
James On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:59 AM, scott <clankbonesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > My old LBS! Nate rides a nice Heron Tour over at BLVD. He went to > Italy last year and has some really nice pictures of the trip. I love > that bike! > > On Apr 7, 10:45 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > Offering it to a few particular shops/dealers? > > > > That would be a nice project. Boulevard Bike in Chicago used to sell > > Herons. Not their main line, but they did decent business. The owner > > really enjoyed building and selling the bikes. > > > > On Apr 7, 10:34 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hmm. Waterford provides an inexpensive tig'd track/singlespeed frame > for Bens Bikes to sell. (the "Orange One") It's available with other > branding from at least one other shop. Maybe they're (Waterford) is doing > something similar with the Heron? Offering it to a few particular > shops/dealers? > > > > > Steve > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Saturday Mark > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:26 AM > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Heron may rise again! > > > > > This is interesting. I chatted with Richard Schwinn about this last > > > year, and he told me about this Bicycle Classics thing. I sent a > > > couple emails at that time but received no response. ?? The funny > > > thing is that just this last week, I heard rumors again, and it looks > > > like Aaron's in Seattle is also advertising that they are resurrecting > > > Heron.www.rideyourbike.com/heron.html?<http://heron.www.rideyourbike.com/heron.html?> > ?? > > > > > Sort of like "Where is Waldo" ... > > > > > On Apr 6, 2:10 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > >http://www.bicycleclassics.com/ > > > > > > Right column, six paragraphs from the bottom. Brief blurb, but it > > > > appears Bicycle > > > > Classics may be taking over production of the Heron bicycle which has > > > > been dormant since Todd Kuzma made the painful decision to stop > > > > production. > > > > > > I hope this is correct. Herons, whether made by Riv or Todd have > > > > always been great, sensible bikes for the money. Bicycle Classics is > > > > a nice operation. Greg (the proprietor) is a great and honest person > > > > who knows a lot about bikes. > > > > > > Only thing is maybe instead of Heron Greg should call it the Phoenix! > > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
