Setting aesthetics, appropriateness of riding style and necessary design/handling compromises aside, I'm surprised nobody has pointed out the most obvious strike against suspension (not to mention disc brakes): longevity and built-in obsolescence.
After every past or current, state of the art, fashionable headtube standard, hub standard, brake mounting standard, or available fork travel length has disapeared, Rivendell bikes are still going to be useful, ridable, beautiful and sought after. And their forks wont "wear out." 1" threaded headsets, 68mm threaded english bottom brackets, 100/135 qr hubs & rim brakes have and will outlast everything else. I don't know about the rest of you, but that's the very reason I buy Rivendells in the first place. They're not only lifetime bikes for me, but heirlooms that I'll be able to pass to my kids. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
