I'm sure the Rivendell ethos will survive despite of the absence of lugs. I had a Surly steamroller that was tig welded and it was a lovely bike. As I recall it had a lugged fork and some nice dropouts. So many brands get diluted with crap products but I can't ever see that happening with Riv as long as Grant is drawing breath.
On Sunday, September 21, 2014 4:25:08 AM UTC-7, Johnny Alien wrote: > > I could care less about how many lugs there are. A more affordable > Rivendell is something that I think is needed. THat said I think that > $1500 is over the mark for what I would consider an entry level point. > Once I hit that price or more I would look at saving the extra for a step > up model or even a used Sam. With cheaper wheels, no FD, cheaper pedals, a > cheap RD and such you could probably get a Sam under $2k. > -- 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/d/optout.