on 4/18/10 6:19 AM, SJB at sjbrau...@gmail.com wrote: > Can someone explain why the double top tube is necessary? > I just don't get it. Rough stuff bikes have been around for a long > time and do quite well with a single top tube. > Is there a purpose or is Riv just making their own little style > statement?
Grant spoke a good deal about the twin-tube design on list and in the Rivendell Reader #41, which is available here: http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/rivendell-readers/24-072 (scroll down to the issue links near the bottom, Bombadil article is on page 6) You can also search the archives of the group here: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch "bombadil top tube" will give you a sense of earlier discussions. - Jim / list admin -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace." William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties" -- 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.
