The Salsa bikes tend to be nicely finished, paint-wise, and the Fargos and Vaya prototype I've seen were no exceptions. Of course, you may or may not like the color, but the Salsa paint is well-done. Having worked on and sold both Salsa and Rawland bikes, I wouldn't say one is definitively "nicer" than the other in terms of construction and finish. Obviously, they look different, which may or may not be of importance when one is choosing to buy one of these or a Hunq, etc.
On Feb 10, 9:41 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Looked at the new Salsa... straight fork, no lugs, not a very nice > paint job... I see why it's much cheaper to make and buy. > The other competitor is the Rawland Drakkar... beautiful fork crown > and curves, some nice frame features and takes discs for those who > want them... much nicer than the Salsa's. > But neither compare to the Rivendells.. they have everything ... nice > forks, full lug work, beatiful paint jobs and most importantly great > geometry. The slacker angles, and perfect rake clearly put their bikes > on top of the heap and worth the extra money. > > now about that double top tube.....luckily I'm about GP's size and > would fit the 54 Hunqa so I don't have to worry about it. > > Mikey > SoCal > > On Feb 10, 7:01 am, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > I'd be into a Rivendell with disc brakes. (Would it cause dangerous freedom > > to change wheel size on a whim?) > > > I've admired Co-Motion's versatile models (like the Pangea) that have disc > > brake options. > > > -Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> > > >Sent: Feb 10, 2010 9:35 AM > > >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > >Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: A virtual sales brochure, and special offer > > > >On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Leslie <leslie.bri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I can see that, not wanting canti studs there if they're not being > > >> used.... > > > >> Okay, maybe a non-Rivish thought, but, since the Hunqa could be > > >> considered a 29er, what about using disc brakes? (Have to admit, I > > >> know little about 'em, seems like it just complicates things more than > > >> they need to be, but, if it'd function well.....) > > > >you'd need the mounts for disc brakes and I can't really see a > > >rivendell with disc brakes it seems wrong. > > > >-sv > > > >-- > > >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.-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 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
