Any criticism of the QB comes from love. The worst attitude would be indifference. There will always be things that we wish were slightly different, but I'm glad that no bike is perfect because then there'd be no reason to buy another one.
Yesterday was beautifully sunny and I polished up the orange QB. It looked lovely and I stood there for a few minutes just admiring it. Then I got on it and rode it. On Apr 27, 12:23 am, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yaay! Grant, you rock regardless of the mild criticisms. What a great > innovative bike your company offers to us. There is nothing quite like > it. I'd take one in any color. After I pay for my daughters wedding, I > may be able to save for one. I just obtained steady employment after > six months of declining self employment misery. If you ever do make a > less expensive version from Taiwan I will surely make an effort to > purchase even though I like the traditional frame design etc. It must > be hard to read the criticisms at times so I just want to tell you and > your staff how much I appreciate your contributions to my enjoyment of > the simple pleasure of riding a bicycle. Keep up the good work. > > On Apr 26, 8:59 pm, "gr...@rivbike.com" <grantmill...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Silver's a nice color...it's never anybody's first pick..hardly ever, > > at least, but I always thought silver bikes looked nice, and the guys > > here think it's pretty striking. Some of us wanted to get one--being > > the last of them, and silver and all, but we aren't allowed to (and we > > all agree this is a good idea) "steal" bikes from customers. > > The seat tube decal is a bit short, but there's a long story to that, > > and I don' wanna tell it. It's neither fascinating nor boring. The > > purplish blue goes well with the silver, I'd say, but I WOULD say, > > wouldn't I? > > We'd planned to make this the last run of QBs, and it may be that. > > There are a few details that, while not "upgrades," are certainly not > > "downgrades." I wish people would focus on these, rather than the font > > (HELVETICA) in the panel. Good ol' Helvetica. Can't go wrong with it. > > The seat stays have a mid-stay barrel boss. The fork crown is fancy. > > The rake is pretty darn good. The new brakes are super dupe. The rear > > hub isn't a fixed-specific hub, and that might seem-2-some as a less > > than hardcore choice, but you CAN run a fixed cog on it, especially on > > a bike with brakes, and it'll never, ever come loose. > > Putting together a bike like this, or any bike, to a large extent, > > always going to be a "can't please everyone, so you got to please > > yourself" proposition. Critics (and I use this word kindly--and not > > defensively) tend to overlook the things they agree with, the things > > they'd've done themselves, and harp on what they'd have done > > differently. It's just the nature of things, and people. > > I/we DID consider Sheldon-style dropouts, DID consider a der tab (not > > that anybody complained about the lack of it), DID consider other rear > > spacing...but ultimately opted this way. The QB has always been a > > quite tweakable bike. It begs to be modified, but in its unmodified > > form, is capable of a whole lot. Two-speed, fenderable, great > > clearance, braze-ons.....truly trail-worthy. Still...there's fun in > > the modifications, so go to town... > > > We'd do it again if the ¥ would fall/the USD would climb. We might > > bring out a less-expensive version, from Taiwan. We have one on paper, > > but not in the oven just yet. > > > Best, > > > Grant --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
