Again, I know Grant is not a lover of IGH but this bike just seems perfect for an Alfine 11 or Rohloff setup, no front deraileur needed, nice straight chainline, beatufiul.
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > I have a Bombadil, an Atlantis, a Quickbeam, a SimpleOne, a Hilsen > and...the Mystery Bike. (I know, there are recovery groups for this kind > of an addiction. But the first step is acknowledging the problem, and I > can't bring myself to that point!) All are truly lovely bikes, but the > Mystery Bike is the smoothest of them all. I don't know why -- maybe Grant > knows, or maybe he just guessed -- but the bike just swallows up road bumps > and imperfections, yet still handles like a slalom skier. I'm not kidding; > it's really a great bike. > > > > On Sep 6, 2012, at 4:40 PM, "thebvo" <the...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It is a very cool looking bike > I don't think that I've seen a Rivendell that I wouldn't want in my > Guhrage. > I guess I'm wondering how this Bike is different. I know that Riv's all > have a feel, and a look to them (like a Reid Miles designed Blue Note album > Cover), but it looks to me to be very similar to all the others. Perhaps > this is an oversimplification and based on my ignorance of the bike's > geometry, tubing, and all the other things that give a bike its > characteristics. This is not a jab at the bike or its design. I'm just > curious how this bike sits in a unique stall in Rivendell's stable. > It's been a secret, so perhaps thats why I don't know. But I'd love to > know > Kampai! > > > > On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 1:11:13 PM UTC+9, grant wrote: >> >> Four are still in paint. Three are painted here, one has been assembled >> and needs to be boxed and shipped, and not everybody's on the Forum. The >> bike...to me, is astounding. I just love how it feels, everything it does. >> It's not a sportsy bike or the kind of bike that---well, at some point >> we'll have a production model (meaning I think it is a good design). The >> specials have a Riv badge and a Protovelo decal---although Thomas's went >> out before decaling, so I sent him a decal and instructions. All of the >> specials get a single top-mounted decal on the diagatube. >> >> On Monday, September 3, 2012 6:47:16 PM UTC-7, Peter Pesce wrote: >>> >>> So let me get this straight. There were 10 of these made IIRC and only >>> one person has fessed up to receiving theirs, and hardly any pictures? >>> Something's fishy. ;) >> >> -- > 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/-/FDaAHUH136oJ> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FDaAHUH136oJ. > 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **************************************************** > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice > contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and > cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under > the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions > or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any > tax-related matters addressed herein. > **************************************************** > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. 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