Agree, a custom Riv is currently at $3500. When you look at other custom builders, that's pretty much in the middle. On the high end, you can wait 5+ years and get yourself a Vanilla or Richard Sachs and pay whatever the going rate is at the time your name is called, I believe right now they're both in the $5K to $5.5k range. There are other high end builders like Brent Steelman who is charging about the same. A little lower, you can find Bruce Gordon at about $4k, Tom Kellogg at about $3k-$4k depending on model and material. On the low end, Roland Della Santa is still at about $2k or so. Quite a bargain if that's what you want! Similarly, you can get custom carbon in the same price range from Crumpton, Parlee and Calfee. I believe all three offer an "adventure" version that allows fatter tires (700x32/35 or even 650b) and fenders! However, the thing with getting a custom Rivendell is you're buying not just a beautiful custom steel frame, but their philosophy. You're getting a Grant-designed bike with his specific geometry for YOU. Yes, others can make a "sport-touring" bike, but it won't necessarily ride like a custom Riv. If you want a custom Riv, then that's what you get! Good Luck!
On Monday, December 16, 2013 7:51:39 AM UTC-8, Ryan wrote: > Considering that Carbon race bikes with top-of-the line SRAM or Campy or > Shimano can tip 5 figures (Gulp!) in Canada (Specialized, > Cervelo,Scott...etc) , Rivs are still a bargain > > for comparison, though: > 1997 Riv all-rounder $1325 w cream headtube and my name + Phil BB and > Tange Rollerball installed - a tick over $1500 US > 2001 Riv road custom - $2100 (which included the Chris King no-logo > headset...I just missed the $1800 former price when I ordered the bike in > Aug 2000)...so 2.2K or so with the installed Phil BB > Glad I got them when I did. > I don't think that their current prices are excessive considering their > durability and classic good looks > > Ryan in Winnipeg > On Saturday, December 14, 2013 8:28:15 AM UTC-6, Fullylugged wrote: > >> I was using the time between sets of push ups (too yucky out to pedal >> today) and cruising the RBW web site this morning. Looking at the >> framesets, I see where Atlantis is now 2,300 F.O.B. origin. When I >> bought my Ram in late 2006, it was 1,350 and the Atlantis was only >> $1,400. Using the AIER cost of living calculator, 1400 in 2006 is worth >> 1,618 today, so frames have gone up significantly more than the prices >> of everyday goods as a whole. This is not to say they cost too much now, >> just a realization that those of us who were fortunate enough to get RBW >> bikes back then got really good deals on really good bikes. >> >> Bruce >> > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
