My 2007 Hilsen was made by Waterford. It took awhile because the story I got from Rivendell was that Grant was not happy with the fork and was having Mark Nobilette build it. Bill - who loves his Homer and thinks the fork was waiting for.
On Jan 27, 2011, at 3:45 PM, JoelMatthews wrote: >> For example, are their differences between the acclaimed Toyo and current >> Waterford forks? > > Does Waterford make the Atlantis forks? > > Nobilette made the early Waterford Hilsen forks. > > On Jan 26, 12:42 pm, Bob <prov...@umbc.edu> wrote: >> The current Riv Atlantis is built by Waterford. My original question >> concerned whether, excluding paint, braze ons and probably tubing, the >> Waterford is identical to the Toyo build. This is not questionaing the >> obviously excellent Riv quality, but about subtle specifics of >> interest to velohistorians an bike nerds. The question remains >> unanswered. For example, are their differences between the acclaimed >> Toyo and current Waterford forks? What about subtle bends in the >> chainstay and other tubing? There must be things that Toyo and >> Waterford do uniquely well. What are they? >> >> On Jan 26, 1:19 pm, Ryan <ryter...@mts.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> As far as I know, Atlantises (Atlanti?) were only Toyo-built. But I'm >>> sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong. >> >>> My impression is that later models...I'm thinking of the AHH in >>> particular ...were either Toyo or Waterford-built. And as others on >>> this thread have noted, the Sams are either built by Waterford or in >>> Taiwan under the supervision of Toyo >> >>> That being said, regardless of the origin, Grant's design philosophy >>> and attention to detail are evident...you say tomaytoes and I say >>> tomaahtoes . Rivendells are great bikes >> >>> Regards, >>> Ryan in Winnipeg,MB >> >>> On Jan 22, 10:34 pm, Bob <prov...@umbc.edu> wrote: >> >>>> How does the Toyo built Atlantis differ in quality and/or geometry >>>> from the Waterford edition? Exclude differences in braze-ons, >>>> kickstand plate and range of sizes. >> >>>> In other words, what, if anything, was gained or lost by the change in >>>> builder?- 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
