I love the idea of alternative bars and having variety...however... I must have missed the *reasoning* for keeping them hush hush while offering hints, but making mention of not mentioning them at the risk of financial penalty to the customers they're being marketed to. If they are as odd but cool if you give them a chance as splats, then there would seem to be little worry that the design would be stolen and knocked off before finalized. In fact I would think the opposite. Rivendell products are the type that seemingly are not appreciated by the non-Rivendell knowledgeable till much later. They pioneer and keep alive the products no one else will support. Friction/barend/DT shifters. Silver (colored and named) componentry. Lugged steel. Etc...
Maybe the mention of designing anything new opens a flood gate of unsolicited suggestions? Perhaps "spy photos" would wrench that gate open even further and that is what's being avoided? I trust in the designs that Grant and Co. come up with because they do what they say they will. Got a new bar coming out? Sweet...I'll bet it rocks for it's application 'specially being made by Nitto. But until it's done and done it's of no concern to me. Need to charge $20 more for it to be good for the business? Cool, that's reality, but hopefully not some excited customers cross to bear. All I know is there are moustache, noodle, and albatross bars on the bikes in my garage. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/RagKTQ79XSYJ. 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
