> same reason people make fake Rolex's... greed. Maybe they thought > they could pass it off as a real Rivendell? That woudl be the > ultimate compliment I guess.
If so, poorly executed. As GP points out, the paint job is not at all Rivih. JB most likely would do a 'Riv Style' paint job on a non-Riv bike if you asked. If this was the miscreant's plan, he missed the boat big time. On Jul 13, 9:07 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > same reason people make fake Rolex's... greed. Maybe they thought > they could pass it off as a real Rivendell? That woudl be the > ultimate compliment I guess. > > ~Mike~ > > On Jul 13, 6:06 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > Re. the JB paint job, if it is indeed labled with fake Riv > > > decals/headbadge, I doubt the forger would hesitate to put a fake JB > > > signature on the chainstay as well... > > > good point. If it is not a Riv - as appears to be the case - or some > > other bike worthy of riding under its own name, why pay JB to paint > > it? > > > On Jul 13, 6:30 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> > > wrote: > > > > Re. the JB paint job, if it is indeed labled with fake Riv > > > decals/headbadge, I doubt the forger would hesitate to put a fake JB > > > signature on the chainstay as well... > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Grant Petersen > > > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:20 PM > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > Subject: [RBW] dat funky Riv > > > > Well, now I know how Louis Vuitton feels (I've always been curious). I've > > > been know to have brain farts (and grain farts), but I'm thinking what > > > lugs are those? They aren't ours. We did use Henry James crowns for about > > > 20 frames for a while there, till we got our own. The dropouts are raised > > > in back but not in front, and that wasn't a WF style back then. The fork > > > rake looks a bit better than the early WF-builts (nowhere close to > > > post-'97). The seller may not know how to measure a chainstay, so I can't > > > go by the 42cm listing (I think the shortest ever was 42.5). But mainly, > > > the lugs. > > > > It seems odd to me. too, that JB would paint one that-a-way. Once > > > somebody owns it, it's their deal, and we don't hold JB to any style (he > > > knows what I like, but a guy's got a right to make a living). I called > > > him now, line's busy, I'll try again. > > > > The serial number would tell the story. The seller de-listed it, I think. > > > If it's a Riv underneath that "pump instead of seat tube" paint job, then > > > fine etc., but at this point I'm still guessing it's not. > > > > G > > > -- > > > Grant > > > Rivendell Bicycle Workswww.rivbike.com > > > 925 933 7304 > > > > -- > > > 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 -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
