If that's the frame, I don't see what's so un-Riv about it, aside from the lack of fender/rack eyelets. Otherwise, looks unmistakably Riv-ish to me.
Given the apparent interest it's generated, I don't understand why they don't try to auction it off as-is rather than sinking more money into it with a retrofit. On Apr 23, 9:04 am, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is apparently the > frame:http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/4512933760/sizes/l/ > > I understand the desire to change it to a more typical Rivendell frame > before releasing it to the wild, but i think Braden has a good point > in his post. I admit that i check out the prototype listings once in a > while, just to see if there was something odd and interesting that > Grant tried and later canceled for whatever reason. Rivendell > certainly has a strong house style, but there's also a long streak of > experimenting, so i don't think it would be so bad for something like > this to exist as-is. > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Have photos been posted of this mystery frame? I'd like to see what > > all the hullabaloo is about. > > > Aaron > > > On Apr 23, 7:00 am, bdavis999 <braden_da...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Grant, > > >> Can I offer an idea here. For many companies, part of the mystique > >> and elements that build the long-termcult appeal are these very rare > >> white elephant or skunk-works products. > > >> An example would be Fat City Tandems, or the Ibis Scorcher. Soemtimes > >> these items are strokes of genius, but sometimes they are random > >> accidents. > > >> I imagine this bike, if left as-is would develop a lore of it's own. > >> The one odd-ball, that passes through collections, hoepfully gets > >> ridden hard, and maybe ends up in one of the bike museums. > > >> I remember form one of your first Readers a piece talking about how > >> you imagined 100 years in the future that someone would dig out a > >> rough frame from the scrap heap, and would be able to tell by the lugs > >> and design that it was a Rivendell (my memory isn't so strong, but I > >> think that's how it went). > > >> Somehow this bike, while not being pure to your vision, would be one > >> of these frames that bike scholar's argue about, and bike geeks stay > >> up all night chatting about when and where they first heard about it. > > >> Just looking at the enthusiasm this one-off has cused on this board > >> would be an indication of how this bike is already a cult object, and > >> your fans are afraid that this one white elephant would be stripped of > >> its tusks... > > >> Plkeas, take a bit of time to reflect. Maybe this is an opportunity > >> to think about where in the life of Rivendell you need or want to > >> inject these rare and truly unique gems (or aberations) into your > >> legacy. > > >> Thanks! > >> Braden > > >> On Apr 23, 1:22 am, Grant Petersen <gr...@rivbike.com> wrote: > > >> > The bike is beautiful, yes, but for a complication of reasons, not all of > >> > which are rational, it will be transformed, plained-down, de-'caled, and > >> > repainted. Canti-bosses will be added to the seat stays, and it'll be > >> > made > >> > rackable, and 'enderable---so it will be way more go, tho' some less > >> > show. > >> > It may *seem* a shame, but it's not. It will be a *happy* > >> > transformation. If > >> > we put a dollar value on the time spent on this bike, it would be the > >> > most > >> > expensive bike we've ever done. More than 40 hours of consultation over > >> > two > >> > years. It's OK, part of the deal, but after all that, catharsis is the > >> > only > >> > option. This showgirl's going to get a good scrub-down and work on the > >> > farm, > >> > and in my estimation, will be more beautiful for it. > >> > My only regret, and it's not a small one, is that Joe Bell's labor will > >> > be > >> > undone. All...$900 or so of it. We've been good customers to JB over the > >> > years and ask his understanding this one rare time, and your's, too. > > >> > Grant > > -- > 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. -- 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.
