With the apparent popularity of the Atlantis frame as the basis of an "all-rounder" type bicycle, I wonder why Grant doesn't source it domestically. Rivendell still uses Waterford to produce the Rodeo, unless there is a capacity issue it seems that Waterford might also be a good U.S. source for this popular model. I'm not obviously privy to the internal business decisions at RIvendell, but the loss of the Toyo manufacturing capability (due to poor valuation of the USD compared to the Yen) would be moot if the frame were domestically re-sourced. Maybe the new bike, "kind of an Atlantis replacement", will be just as popular as the Atlantis, but the Atlantis is obviously a proven model that has served Rivendell quite well.
My two cents... Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Dec 10, 5:20 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > >From yesterday's blog posting: > > We're working on two new bikes. The SimpleOne is a replacement for the > > Quickbeam. Sizes 54 thru 64, same geometry, basically the same frame. > > We may have complete bikes, but at least frames. > > > And a new bike, kind of an Atlantis replacement, name not announceable > > yet, but details will follow. We have some of the last Japanese-built > > Atlantises, and with the dollar at a 14-year low against the Yen, that > > may be the end of it. (People often call up disappointed that we > > don't have something anymore, even when we announce that it's going > > away for several months. It's understandable. I've done the same, but > > right now, we're telling you: Want a Japanese-built Atlantis? Call > > 800-345-3918...---G > > --http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/172 > > In case you missed that, let me echo it: Want a Japanese built > Atlantis? Call now. -- 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.
