> OK...past aesthetics what is the benefit. Aesthetics aren't enough? This is, after all the Rivendell site. One can certainly argue a good Tig welded frame and solid color powder coat with the appropriate dimensions and tubing will meet Rivendell ride standards. So why get lugged steel with heart cut outs and beautiful paint?
It has always been a bit of a drag to work your keester off to come up with a full integrated look on your bike only to have the seat post mechanicals loudly make their presence known. Until now, most post and clamp options were decidedly on the budget side of the market. Assuming this post and clamp meet Nitto's until now exacting standards, There is a fairly good chance this will be the missing component. As CM says, once I get my saddle set, I don't monkey around with it much. Not like my legs are changing length. On Aug 22, 10:48 am, Johnny Alien <johnnyal...@verizon.net> wrote: > > Aesthetics and nostalgia are two different things. Assuming the seat > > clamp is well made (if not, Brompton makes a very nice one now), it is > > quite a stretch to say it is a bad design. The design got a bad rap > > mainly because the seat clamps - which were spec'd and sold by the > > saddle manufacturer were junk. > > OK...past aesthetics what is the benefit. Maybe "bad" design is too > strong but certainly having less moving pieces makes more sense. If > you had multiple bikes with these it would make moving the saddle > easier but I would think that would not be a common scenario. > > I don't have a problem with the stem I am sure it is well made I was > just wondering what make one choose this over another and I think the > answer is aesthetics (or nostalgia). :) -- 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.
