Amen... And again, my opinion is... well, my opinion. Peace, BB
On Oct 21, 3:35 pm, "Allingham II, Thomas J" <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > There's no right answer to any aesthetic question, I suppose, but as the > owner of a twin-TT Bombadil myself which is in the rebuild process, I'm > thinking seriously of suspending that process and selling my frame in favor > of the new design, which I LOVE. I assume that the design has been tweaked > because Grant believes it will better serve the Bomba's expected purposes, > and that may be an advantage of the new design as well. But I'm just talking > about how the new frame looks -- to my eye, a cross between an old Rene Herse > camping bike and the Bike of the Apocalypse. Very cool. > > But, different strokes, right? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:12 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Bomb(s) > > (Disclaimer of personal bias): I am a very satisfied owner of a twin- TT > Bombadil. > I've had time to let this settle in my brain, as well as a chance to actually > see it in person. In fact, this is the same color as my Bombadil, and > component-wise it's close, so it offers a very fair visual comparison. (Other > disclaimer: I did NOT ride this, so I cannot speak to the quality of the > ride). From a purely visual perspective I'm sorry to say it just doesn't work > for me... at all. And in my humble (if not outspoken) opinion this design to > a large degree robs the bike of its aesthetic appeal... (I realize this may > sound offensive, but I feel the need to be brutally honest, especially since > I am so passionate about Rivendell bikes). In fact, I implore the creative > minds at Riv to please go BACK to the old design. > I marvel (daily) at the sheer beauty of my Bombadil. Others marvel at it. > With this change the Bombadil has lost its dazzle, I'm afraid. > Apologies to the creative minds at Riv and to those who see beauty and dazzle > in this (very bold and brave) design; I certainly mean no disrespect, and I > trust you welcome a variety of opinion. Thx, BB > > On Oct 21, 1:11 pm, "Jim M." <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here's a poor shot of a new one built > > up:http://www.flickr.com/photos/20986...@n04/5098361438/ > > > Beautiful frame and I believe they have more in stock but you'd do > > best to call. I'll try to take some better pics and post tomorrow. > > > jim m > > > On Oct 21, 9:45 am, Abcyclehank <hankinso...@me.com> wrote: > > > > Anyone know any details about the new Bomb with the diagonal tube > > > that runs all the way to the rear stays. 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