True, the last couple batches o' bikes were from the Hillibike line, which does have the longest wheelbases of all the Rivs, and one variation is a step through. But i'm not convinced about the "more mainstream" and some kind of relief from "insanely long chain stays."
Right now you can't really buy ANY bicycles from Rivendell other than a couple of models, and *only* in the smallest size. I think part of the reason for this is that the company has built up its dealer network, including and particularly Blue Lug. Also the latest batch of Sams is back to canti/v-brakes, which many people seem to prefer. And of course that golden orange color and the classic mink blue! In terms of the chain stays, I presume those are where they are due to the bike's position in the line-up. But I would not be surprised if, like the Platypus (also now canti), got a touch of elongation in that zone this go round, since they are siblings. I suspect most people want the company's most popular model, and trust them to equip it with a suitable chain stay length. Not that this particularly matters--they seem to sell out of just about every model rather quickly these days, which is a good thing, and is their business model--similar to Acorn bags, where customers eagerly anticipate the next batch release, and line up virtually around the block. Come to think of it, that is how the brewery across the street from me operates, too (except non-virtually). On Friday, November 6, 2020 at 10:58:48 PM UTC-5, Nathan Mattia wrote: > > I think the reason people are so excited about the Hillborne’s is that > they resemble something of a more mainstream bike. I realize it’s not > entirely true, but it seems like for several months, the only bikes you > could buy from Riv had insanely long chain stays or were all step-thru > mixtes. > I know that a Gallop or a Platypus may inevitably be in my future, but > people dig more traditional bikes as well. > I’m a bit surprised the middle sizes are sold out so quickly. > > On Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 4:34:23 PM UTC-6, Bicycle Belle Ding > Ding! wrote: >> >> I think I recently read in some form of Rivendell communication or >> another, that Riv will be getting new shipments of bicycles monthly for the >> next several months - starting now. I love this for several reasons. >> >> 1. Rivendell is making money. >> 2. People are having New Bike Day. >> 3. New Rivendells are arguably the best topic we have on this List. >> >> I think it would be fun to start a thread specific to these new bikes and >> see who is getting what. Maybe it’s for you. Maybe it’s a Christmas gift >> for your spouse or your kiddo. Today, the dark gold and Rivendell blue Sams >> were up for grabs. I would love to celebrate with you if you ordered one >> and care to mention it here. >> >> I don’t know what number of frames Rivendell started with, but there were >> only a handful left on the site a couple of hours ago. Congratulations if >> you are a proud new owner! >> Leah > > -- 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/b52657bb-ea84-4edf-a4c3-57fc5e4ca1a0o%40googlegroups.com.
