The main issue I see with the San Marcos is that's a pretty specialized bike, in between a Roadeo and a Homer, if I remember correctly. For some reason, the Hillborne has never appealed to me. Ditto for the Mixtes. I'm hoping the Clem Smith Jr. will be an all-rounder with 26" wheels into the larger sizes, like the Atlantis. I'm guessing it's probably not but I can always hold out hope. For $2000+, I would likely go with a custom bike from R&E or Co-Motion but an Atlantis-like Riv, with a frameset in the price range of the San Marcos would be very tempting.
On Monday, September 22, 2014 4:29:08 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Excellent point, but Riv can and does sell the San Marcos. They sell it > at a normal retail margins, just like the Soma store does. With your > decent build kit, it would be around $1500, and would be a nice bike. > > On Monday, September 22, 2014 2:13:58 PM UTC-7, jay hartman wrote: >> >> Just wondering, but if Soma can build a Rivendell designed lugged frame >> that sells for around $750, then why can't Riv do it themselves? They could >> even eliminate the superfluous second top tube and even save some money. >> >> I did a quick run through at Ben's Cycles website and came up with a >> decent (not spectacular, but not crappy) build for around $600. No pedals >> or seat, but those are personal preferences. >> >> That's less than $1400 for a fully lugged bike that's available now. >> >> Jay Hartman >> >> On Monday, September 22, 2014, Tom Harrop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> When I was waiting for my "tentacular" Bombadil in 2011, Keven told me >>> the join where the diagatube meets the down tube and splits into mixte >>> stays for the rear triangle was quite tricky to execute (I don't remember >>> why), and the frame was sent from Waterford to Nobilette specifically for >>> that joint. Maybe the new bike will have a diagatube with TIG weld(s) in >>> this area? >>> >>> For what it's worth (not a huge deal in my opinion), looking closely for >>> the first time, I think my 2011 Bombadil already has 4 TIG welds where the >>> tentacular mixte stays join the diagatube and chain/seat stays. It's >>> slightly different to the join in that area on the Cheviot. I don't know >>> nothin' about nothin', but if this classifies as a not-fully-lugged frame, >>> it's still Riv enough for me! >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
