> Me too. I can't think of any reason to put a double top tube on a > road bike,
How about they look so darn cool? http://www.flickr.com/photos/retrotec-inglis-cycles/4561446951/ (for the record, while I really like curved double top tubes, I am not sold on the straight). On May 5, 1:29 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Me too. I can't think of any reason to put a double top tube on a > road bike, and even on a mt. bike it is overkill for all but the most > extreme users. I wouldn't consider buying a bike with a double top > tube. How many failures has Grant experienced with the top tubes on > the Atlantis - Rambouillet - AHH? Or even the Heron. I'll bet it's > pretty close to zero, and if there was one it was due to workmanship, > not a design flaw. > > Michael > > On May 3, 9:25 pm, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > > > > > > > i am a bit more perplexed by the mention of two top tubes? a new > > viral advertising campaign for new stuff from Riv. I can be with > > that. Grant is the master. > > > On May 3, 6:07 pm, Johnny Alien <johnnyal...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > It sounds like there are some 56 and 60's coming in now from Taiwan. > > > They sell for $1000 and come with BB and seatpost and use sidepulls. > > > > Then after that the SH frame will be made by Waterford and come with a > > > Taiwan fork. No BB or seatpost and made for canti brakes....priced at > > > $1250. > > > > I am not sure what the 56 and 60's from Waterford by special request > > > means. I assume all sizes will be orange. > > > > They are more expensive but I find this news exciting. > > > > On May 3, 9:01 pm, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > > > > > just posted to the Riv site. > > > > > Waterford is building Hillbornes? Larger ones will have two top > > > > tubes? Two top tubes on a 56 cm frame? > > > > > "Here's what's coming: > > > > Orange, side-pull, 56cm and 60cm Sam Hillborne frames arriving from > > > > Taiwan mid June. $1000. Frames are available! > > > > > All other sizes becoming available in mid to late May from Waterford. > > > > Taiwan fork, Waterford frame. Same orange. $1250. No bb or > > > > seatpost. 56cm and 60cm Waterford Sam Hillborne frames also available > > > > on request. All Waterford frames will be designed for cantilever > > > > brakes and you get 2 top tubes (at no extra charge!) on frames 56cm > > > > and larger." > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > athttp://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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hidequoted 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. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
