I think Toyo was a second choice because Waterford either couldn't or wouldn't keep up with demand. And that kind of makes my point. Maybe he'll (GP) browse this and weigh in real the actual story. I'm also pretty sure Chris @ VO made attempts to get stuff made here but it didn't work out. Again, maybe he'll comment.
RGZ On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 9:18 AM, eddie...@gmail.com <eddie...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is such a good discussion, because it points out that Grant P. is > looking out for his customers. If someone asked me, which builder > would you rather have -- Waterford or Toyo? -- I'd say, sure. It's > nice that Waterford is U.S.-based, but I look at it as supporting > Rivendell first, and I'll let Grant decide which builders to patron. > > I was skeptical of Maxway when Grant contracted them for the Bleriot, > but once I got my frameset I found it was as nicely built as my > Rambouillet and Atlantis in the areas that matter. Maybe not as nicely > painted, but it was much less expensive. I used the savings to help > offset the cost of couplers and a repaint to a different color. > > I'm now a fan, generally, of Maxway for less-expensive bikes. I > believe my Rawland dSogn was built there and it's just great. > > Ed Felker > > > > On Jan 22, 11:34 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? > > -- > 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.
