100% agreed. Glad Riv is still making quality rim brake bikes. I was searching for a Trucker or Karate Monkey with rim brakes before I bought the Riv. Glad I got the Riv.
Regarding discs, BB7's, those have been the most finicky brakes I've had to-date. Shimano hydraulics have been flawless. Spyke/Spyre's were underwhelming. Hoping to try out a Klamper one of these days. On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 1:59:40 PM UTC-6, S wrote: > I understand about marketing, and I am not questioning anyone’s right to > an opinion, but comparing the GBW to the Jones seems a bit like comparing > apples and oranges. > > Rivendell has always been about sticking to what they like. If you want a > steel frame with disc brakes, there are a ton of choices. On the other > hand, steel frames with canti/v-brake mounts are rarer and rarer and I, for > one, am glad that Rivendell still makes them. Moreover, Grant is interested > in general riding, not bombing down super gnarly trails, and for that > purpose, rim brakes seem like a good choice. > > As I wrote, however, I will check out the disc brakes mentioned and maybe > I will become a convert. I have been wrong about a lot of stuff. -- 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.
