Not sure how I feel about the instrument decals, seems too twee by half in their current form. Maybe I'd like them more if they were more understated or placed somewhere like the underside of the seatstays where they're still visible but less obvious. Then again, GBW is meant to be the antithesis of ultra-serious mountain biking culture, so maybe it's a good thing.
That's a funky custom for sure. Wonder what the customer's specifications were? The chopped lugs look pretty great, possibly even greater considering the instability of the lug manufacturers. Maybe in a post-Long Shen world Riv can keep the aesthetic of lugs alive to some degree with pseudo-lugs like that made of cut tubing, like those on the Llewellyn Colossus - look it up, neat bike. If being forced into welding the seat tube joint on the low end means that they save enough money to pay for something more ornate than the napkin rings up front I'm for it. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
