For no more dough they could have used a compact double. Notice the specs list "8 speed" - thought those were obsolete (I'm quite happy with mine). Maybe a nice 13-30 cassette? Why don't those product planners consult with us? We work cheap!
dougP On Dec 18, 5:53 pm, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > They screwed up the gearing and the shifter style. > > For not much more dough, this bike could have come with much more useful > gearing and shifters on the handlebar (bar ends), and it would have probably > appealled better to the people who'd likely stop to notice it. It's a really > nice frame, and I think they messed up the complete bike. > > To keep this on-topic, I think this underscores the thought they put into > things at Rivendell. > > -Jim W. > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: eflayer <[email protected]> > >Sent: Dec 18, 2009 4:57 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > >Subject: [RBW] is it ok to mention i saw a specialized tigged double steel > >allez? > > >in an lbs window today. not my geo, not my parts, but what a nicely > >really nicely tigged shiny red frameset. downtube shifters, etc. did > >i shiny bright red and almost no bumps in those joints > > >http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=45678&eid=4350 > > >-- > > >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 > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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.
