Rivendell and lugs go hand in hand. When I think of lugs I think of Rivendell. It was nice to have a lower-priced option for a road bike but I understand the switch to lugs for the Roadini. It will be a beautiful bicycle! The Clem Smith Jr. remains the budget minded model and I doubt that will change as it has sold so well. And, we wouldn't want The Blue Lug to change to The Blue Tig. haha Doug
On Monday, November 11, 2024 at 9:46:12 PM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: > Be interesting to know how well tigged Roadinis sold compared to their > other models. They do seem to surface quite often in for-sale posts. Maybe > it's a lugged road bike choice at a lower price than the 2800 MN > Roadeo...and they are doing another run in August in dark gold and > periwinkle. > > Maybe Leah will get road-bike curious again...although she seems more than > happy with the trio of Platypi > > Totally idle speculation with no basis in facts that I'm aware of, of > course > On Monday, November 11, 2024 at 7:57:12 AM UTC-6 Drew Fitchette wrote: > >> Can’t speak much to why the move towards all lugged frames, outside of >> mentions on the blue lug video/riv blogs about “loving lugs” and “lugs >> being beautiful”. Grant’s quote in the New Yorker article about someone >> finding a riv frame in a dump 100 years from now speaks to this too. I >> figure >> they might just want their line up to be more consistent outside of >> purpose/application. >> >> Curious to see if a fully Lugged “Clem L” is next… I’d love to see it 🫠 >> On Monday, November 11, 2024 at 8:33:13 AM UTC-5 Mathias Steiner wrote: >> >>> Rivendell makes a serious effort to offer made-in-USA products in >>> everything but bicycles. >>> >>> I"ve always found Riv's offerings strangely inconsistent. At a time when >>> Waterford offered TIG'd bikes under the Gunnar brand, with frames for $900 >>> [forks cost extra], Riv was selling made-in-Taiwan frames that cost $1500 >>> and upwards, because they had to have lugs + wet paint + paint accent + >>> special lugs etc. These are all cool things but drive the price up. I'd >>> rather have a MUSA TIG bike with a powercoat, but now Waterford is no more. >>> >>> But I expect that the only way to do that would be to start a factory, >>> because I doubt there are shops with extra capacity for frame building in >>> the U.S. Just because Waterford could augment their high-end bikes with a >>> simpler series doesn't mean they could have made a few hundred frames for >>> Rivendell every year. >>> >>> The fixation on lugs is a little strange to me. For my Sunday or Rando >>> bike, sure, I like me a pretty bicycle. >>> But I'll happily take my commuters welded. It's not like they'll break, >>> or ride any worse. >>> >>> cheers -m >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 8:10:41 PM UTC-5 Brian Turner wrote: >>> >>>> Richard, them dogs always seem to be curiously catching those cars >>>> these days, huh? Popcorn munching over here. >>>> >>>> On Nov 10, 2024, at 7:50 PM, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Might all be moot if tariffs jack up the prices by 20-25%. That could >>>> be a sad day. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Nov 10, 2024, at 7:34 PM, Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I too find it curious that they're moving away from TIG frames for >>>> everything but the Clem, though it sort of makes sense to me too - the >>>> Clem >>>> is the practical everything bike, so anything else can be a premium bike. >>>> My guess is that with all the cost contributors added up, TIG vs. lugged >>>> is >>>> such a small % price increase now it is hard to justify dropping the >>>> lugged >>>> joints that, in part, define Rivendell. The price jump probably stayed >>>> about the same, but with everything else costing a lot more now, that jump >>>> is small by comparison. >>>> >>>> The lugged Roadini indeed looks great. I doubt the TIG version will >>>> return. >>>> >>>> On Saturday 9 November 2024 at 11:09:53 UTC-8 Oliver Moss wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is their intention to switch to the lugged version going forward? >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:30:07 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yeah I thought the Roadini was supposed to be the Clem-priced road >>>>>> bike. Now Roadini, Homer and Gallop are all the same price. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:15:15 AM UTC-8 Johnny Alien wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> They look beautiful but it saddens me a bit to see them continue to >>>>>>> move away from some more affordable frames. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:03:43 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Agreed Jock...glad they went back to lugged roadinis and I bet >>>>>>>> they'll go fast. But for those who miss out, they are coming back in >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> summer(August) in periwinkle and dark gold. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Friday, November 8, 2024 at 6:53:26 PM UTC-6 John Dewey wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Good looking bike. Not many lugged production units these days. >>>>>>>>> You can bet these will all be spoken-for in time measured by minutes >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> not hours. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Better jump on now, think about it later. Just make sure you hit >>>>>>>>> the proper size button—you’ll be glad you did. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Good luck, and kudos to GP. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jock >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 3:40 PM Drew Fitchette <drewfi...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Just jumped on the Riv site to order a few accessories and saw >>>>>>>>>> this on the bike model section: Lugged Roadini >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.rivbike.com/products/lugged-roadini> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I like the look of them! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - Drew >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39c9e157-55e8-4495-960f-5bfda3e99265n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39c9e157-55e8-4495-960f-5bfda3e99265n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b158faf9-44c9-43f4-bf49-f12a2eb7f581n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b158faf9-44c9-43f4-bf49-f12a2eb7f581n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/32E16BA8-D589-485B-B605-6CA7329D3BE5%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/32E16BA8-D589-485B-B605-6CA7329D3BE5%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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