I agree with Ryan W. If they came out with a thin-n-flexy roadie frame, I'd be tempted, especially if it were painted the nice single color blue like this one is and had a horizontal (or nearly so) top tube.
But if I had to guess based on the photos, I'd say this is an OS fat-n- stiff job. Just look at how chubby the seatstays are! Plus, the rack mounts on the seatstays suggests country-bike intentions rather than flexy planer. Although I can understand the cost incentives for going with the "expanded" frame designs with upsloping top tubes, I can't help but be nostalgic for horizontal top tubes. I've said it before (ad nauseum perhaps), but what I'd really like to see is a reissue of the RB-1 or RB-2: standard diameter tubing, horizontal top tube, slender 14 mm seatstays -- now that bike planes! Aaron On Jan 9, 10:27 am, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > RIv lugs, so OS tubing, I'd guess. > > On Jan 9, 10:23 am, "rswat...@me.com" <rswat...@me.com> wrote: > > > So... what's the tubing on this baby? > > Thin-n-flexy or fat-n-stiff? > > If Riv made a nice, noodly non-OS frame, I'd be very tempted. > > > Ryan > > > On Jan 9, 2010, at 10:51, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Jason > > > > Thanks for these pics I was eagerly awaiting more after that first > > > teaser and you have delivered! > > > > It will be interesting to see how this frame compares to the SamH and > > > stanyan. More of a low cost Roadeo? 650b? Love the color and the > > > lugs, I agree with "surf" that a creamish headtube to set off the lugs > > > would look great. BTW you can do this on the SamH it just costs you > > > the $300 custom paint charge. > > > > Maybe by the time I have $1000 this frame will be available ;-) > > > > I am also glad to see two companies whose products I really like > > > working together > > > > On Jan 9, 2:21 am, Jason <jasonshaef...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hi all, > > > >> I was at RivHQ on Friday and the prototype frame was laying around. > > >> They said they didn't mind pictures, so here they are: > > > >>http://tinyurl.com/yfxzvs9 > > > >> This is a prototype frame, so it may be changing. They said the > > >> thinking right now is a frame in the $1,000 range, an upward sloping > > >> top tube, so fewer sizes (or at least that's what I heard, it was > > >> early). > > > >> Hope you all enjoy these, and have a wonderful weekend. > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > > bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > > . > >
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