Having looked at the first mockup, I'm not convinced. Jars my view too much. Also makes it look like it's a "fatty" bike. Fine. I'm fat. That's been established. Don't like the idea that I'm stuck riding a "special" bike.
With full-length twin laterals, ala the Singer camping, or the original Breezer, that might work. That's a copy of the Schwinn Excelsior frame. Also, on a slightly different note. With the center tube, would make it difficult to sqeeze both a larger bottle and frame pump in without interference. At least on a 58. And forget using a pump with a mount like the Topeak Morph series. Finally, it looks like a half hearted attempt to copy a Salsa Fargo. Without the extra standover. Yes, I'm upset about this. Will probably end up losing a lot of money selling off my frame without building it up. Not something I can live happily with. Sigh. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 5, 9:48 am, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > The mockups are really helpful, thanks for putting them together. I > have to say, i greatly prefer the look of parallel top tubes, if a > double TT is the plan, but i'm not on the Hunq list, so my vote is > more theoretical. > > Two other observations in this discussion though: > This is the second Riv frame that seems to be getting significant > input from someone other than Grant (Rodeo designed by Mark, Keven at > least some decisions on this one). Maybe this has happened before with > less discussion, but it's interesting that it's part of the > conversation with these frames. > > Also, if the 2nd top tube angle changes, will the decal have to change > so the 2nd line in the Hunq's H matches it? (in the 2tt world, i like > that this logo mirrors the frame) > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN > > > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > Here's my crude mock-up to show what seems to be the diagonal > > direction, with water bottle bosses and graphics relocated. Kind of > > liking it...but keep in mind this is only my interpretation of what > > has been mentioned. As Grants says, it's Keven's call. > > >http://tinyurl.com/yebexd2 > > > Marty > > > On Apr 5, 6:33 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > >> Will wait until a photo is there before getting too depressed by it. > >> However, it's turning into a different bike than the one I ordered. > >> Really hoping that it is going to be worth the extra wait. And since > >> the seat tube won't be able to take a bottle cage, the shifted 2nd tt > >> will hopefully have cage bosses? > > >> Yes, yes, am complaining and whining about this way too much. > > >> But now, a 29er mixte. That would be cool. And something I'd ride. > >> A lot. > > >> Eric Platt > >> St. Pau, MN > > >> On Apr 4, 11:30 pm, Grant Petersen <gr...@rivbike.com> wrote: > > >> > Midpoint of headtube to midpoint of seat tube. Sorta mixte-like. (Jim > >> > Thrill/Hiawatha said...) > > >> > Keven loves the 62 Betty/Yves, and rides it a lot, and rode it with > >> > weight, > >> > and remarked how well it carried it, not what you'd expect from a mixte. > >> > But > >> > the design like that works, and that lead to the diagonalization of the > >> > 2tt > >> > (second top tube, I'm tired of typing it all out), and some friendly > >> > turmoil > >> > here. It's Keven's call, which way it goes, but I think it's looking > >> > diagonal. That's where I'd put my puka-shells. > > >> > G > > >> > -- > >> > Grant > >> > Rivendell Bicycle Workswww.rivbike.com > >> > 925 933 7304 > > > -- > > 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.
