Rivendell is not "diluting the brand" nor has it been "lugs, lugs, lugs for the last 20 years". Go back to the early years 94-96ish and there are several instances where Grant mentions the possibility of a TIG frame. I think as Rivendell matured they adopted the "always lugged" mantra simply because that is what they were known for and up to that point had not actually made anything else. So almost from the beginning there was talk of a TIG bike and then that talk faded but couldn't it be argued that making a TIG bike is actually perfectly in line with the original vision of Rivendell and a COMPLETION rather than a DILUTION of the brand? I would go back and find the quotes from the early readers but don't have the time/ can't be bothered with something that matters so little to me.
PS: There is also an early mention of the Bleriot as a coupled travel bike. This was pre-650b. I always assumed that was the deal with the airplane theme. Cheers! Chris -- 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.
