I agree, it seems a shame to go to all that work and lose money when there seems to be interest in it as is.
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 > 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.
