Your Bilenkey is beautiful! I don't think R. will be coming out with one soon. A huge amount of development cost in the lugs if nothing else.
The big names in the tandem industry (C-M & Santana) have one big problem in that they don't fit large (>32mm) tires. IMHO, that's the minimum size a tandem should have, not where it maxes out at! Of course I salivate at the idea of a tandem built around 700C Big Apples!!! On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wouldn't hold my breath about Riv producing a stock tandem. Having > just bought a custom tandem from Steven Bilenkey, my research showed > that the cost of a good stock tandem, eg., Co-Motion & Santana, is > almost as much as a custom tandem, and when you throw in S&S couplers, > a "hi volume" custom producer, like Bilenkey, can offer prices equal > to the stock prices. > > Anyway, I love my new touring tandem and it is pretty rivish. If you > are thinking of a tandem, I can say, ours has proven to be a lot of > fun. Here it is. > > http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100076 > > Michael > > On Jul 13, 5:47 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There have been rumblings of a Rivendell tandem in the past. I think > G-Man > > and the Mrs. have a Mercian. > > > > Bob Brown makes some WONDERFUL bikes. I've corresponded with him in the > > past about a 29er build. Soooooo want to get one, but you know, that > money > > thing... > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Looking at Scott's pictures of his visit from Bob Brown: > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624344103329/ > > > > > and Mr Brown making Tandems: > > > > > http://bobbrowncycles.com/tandems.htm > > > > > made me wonder if Riv has ever considered collaborating on a > > > semi-custom lugged tandem made (at least partially) with riv's lugs > > > and with Grant's design choices but maybe actually constructed by > > > someone like Bob Brown who has clearly made other tandems. > > > > > Or maybe I'm just being silly and if I want a new tandem I should just > > > go talk to Mr Brown myself. > > > > > I know I'm not the only one here who rides a tandem. :) > > > -sv > > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
