I am both impressed and dismayed with the degree of commitment to a single point of view. Whatever works works. Thinking there was a time when Grant thought he'd never leave Japan for Taiwan...and that time came. Granted, he is still making gorgeous lugged frames, now with cheaper labor. If Riv does make most of the profits on parts, then why not sell another Riv branded entry price gorgeous tigged frameset so more customers buy more parts? I see mostly upside for everyone and no downside. Except if it divides attention and leads to a loss of direction. But I'm betting a sharp marketeer such as is Grant Peterson could find a way to sell this kool aid to all of the naysayer in this group.
On Dec 11, 6:32 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > From past remarks I expect that this will never fly, but in my own opinion, > the essential qualities of a Riv are the frame design and, thus, fit and > handling, and these are perfectly compatible with a cheaper, tigg'd frame > for, say, the commuter markets. > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:38 PM, eflayer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know it goes against the grain of everything we stand for here. > > Actually, what do we stand for here? But don't you think Riv/Grant > > could do a really really good job on a tigged frameset. No need to > > sully the Riv name or brand, but maybe a Toyota type thing...and the > > lugged Rivs could be the Lexuses. There are currently a lot of > > entries in the tigged Riv-like bike set. But somehow I think Grant's > > attention to color, geometry, style could equal the best of the lot. > > > Just thing a beautifully tigged Riv bike at maybe $650? > > > He could call it the Tiggua brand. > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > (505) 227-0523- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
