I wouldn't hold my breath about Riv producing a stock tandem. Having just bought a custom tandem from Steven Bilenkey, my research showed that the cost of a good stock tandem, eg., Co-Motion & Santana, is almost as much as a custom tandem, and when you throw in S&S couplers, a "hi volume" custom producer, like Bilenkey, can offer prices equal to the stock prices.
Anyway, I love my new touring tandem and it is pretty rivish. If you are thinking of a tandem, I can say, ours has proven to be a lot of fun. Here it is. http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100076 Michael On Jul 13, 5:47 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > There have been rumblings of a Rivendell tandem in the past. I think G-Man > and the Mrs. have a Mercian. > > Bob Brown makes some WONDERFUL bikes. I've corresponded with him in the > past about a 29er build. Soooooo want to get one, but you know, that money > thing... > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Looking at Scott's pictures of his visit from Bob Brown: > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624344103329/ > > > and Mr Brown making Tandems: > > > http://bobbrowncycles.com/tandems.htm > > > made me wonder if Riv has ever considered collaborating on a > > semi-custom lugged tandem made (at least partially) with riv's lugs > > and with Grant's design choices but maybe actually constructed by > > someone like Bob Brown who has clearly made other tandems. > > > Or maybe I'm just being silly and if I want a new tandem I should just > > go talk to Mr Brown myself. > > > I know I'm not the only one here who rides a tandem. :) > > -sv > > > -- > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy -- 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.
