Agreed. Ugh. In the quest to make a "budget" Riv, what exactly are the qualities they are trying to deliver at a budget price, and what exactly can be given up to get there?
If you are trying to deliver the Riv ride and fit, great. Then do it in a form that allows you to deliver those qualities in a less expensive package, like a TIG-ed, powder coated frame. If you are just trying to deliver lugs, then you'll eventually hit a floor on labor, even if you use the cheapest tubes possible. But still, if you want lugs-for-all, cheap, then go for it. If you are trying to deliver everything, but just cheaper, then you can't. That's why there's no $30k Ferrari. I think that at least some small part of Riv's appeal is that they are "nice" bikes to a degree, that people are proud to own. I don't see how a rattle-can-it-yourself frame fits into that brand image. If paint is the only thing you can imagine giving up, then maybe you just can't do it. It wouldn't surprise me if RBW has reached the same conclusion. -Pete in CT On Monday, February 25, 2013 8:11:26 PM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote: > > Ugh... > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM, redsydude <thau...@q.com > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> I think in 2011 their idea was to .... spray paint the frame for a few >> dollars to make it look old and increase its theftproofedness. >> > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
