I didn't see that the Soma is functionally similar to the Blériot or the Sam
H. My read was that the Soma tubing is lightweight and not ideal for
touring (Despite the rack mounts on the seat stays, it isn't a touring bike.
The tubing is too light for that.). The Blériot had some capability for
I wasn't questioning the difference between $900 and $1000 so much as
commenting on the fact that: Soma/Maxway/whoever can produce all of frame
sizes for one price vs. RBW having to source the larger and smaller Sams to
Waterford, at higher prices.
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Seems to me it might be a matter of paint. Grant mentioned in that recent
interview that he was hoping to sell his new city bike for around $750,
unpainted. People seem to generally agree that it cost around $300 (retail) to
paint a bike. The Maxway Sam is $1000, so that makes perfect sense.
If
have geometry specs been published anywhere yet? or do you buy one based on
general pubic specs?
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Very interesting. The color in the photos looks a lot like the Bleriot
color, without the painted head tube, of course. Functionally, this bike
seems much like the Bleriot, which suits me just fine. I assume that the
production fork crown will not have the Riv wings. So I'm wondering, If the
