I would suggest that any size bike frame and fork fabrication jobber taking the order for a small volume brand such as Rivendell still must be observed doing what they intent of the contract stipulates. In the Bridgestone days GP talked about people going to Taiwan to oversee production, I'm sure RIv does too. You get what you inspect.
We've covered this before but on some '92 MB-2 frames the head tube and lower lugs ovalized and the HT appeared to be different than the catalog spec. Some changes are simply streamlining due to supply issues like wiper arms on a mid '90s Camry. Only a problem when you are replacing wipers and the guidebook doesn't jibe with your car. The MB-2 head tube cases resolved one by one and everyone was happy but I swear it had to do with the '94 catalog index page illustration. https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1994/pages/01.htm Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 3:55:04 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Rivendell uses Maxway, the same company Ritchey uses. You can read/see > pictures about their manufacturing process here: > https://theradavist.com/taichung-taiwan-is-a-bicycling-manufacturing-mecca/ > > Long and short, these folks do high volume and actually have the scale > necessary to get it done right. There are standards for road bikes, > mountain bikes and gravel bikes and it's not a coincidence that nearly all > these steel brands provide the same weight limits for all their bikes (220 > pounds) no matter how overbuilt their steel tubing spec is. > > In any case, I don't worry too much about my bikes --- if the frame dies > they die because they've lived a long hard life and made many happy > memories. > > On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 12:13:17 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote: > >> I saw this posted on another group (bicycletouring) - “How does Rivendell >> maintain quality control across its production line, especially with hand >> made elements?” >> >> As an owner of a 10 year-old Sam, which still looks and rides like new, >> it struck me that I, too, would be interested to know. >> Is it because they pick really good manufacturers to build their frames? >> Is it because their bikes are overbuilt? Is it because they are skilled >> at matching components? Do they put in a lot of extra effort with >> inspections? All of the above? >> >> Or is it an indeterminate question? >> >> Nobody has posted a reply to the question on bicycletouring yet. >> Thoughts? > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/33b98a27-d8e1-4322-b9e9-b42352d6c2b4n%40googlegroups.com.
