The wood analogy is not mine; it's from the original blog post. But I think the intended purpose of the analogy is very clear, even if the analysis of it may or may not be (to me anyway).
On Feb 10, 9:51 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > Actually, if you are going to make a quality home, steel and cement > framing are the better way to go. > > The AHH is not a custom bike. If the buyer wants to spec tubing, find > a builder who will use the tubing of your choice. Many builders, > including those considered among the best, will accept little, if any, > client direction on tubing choice. Which says all I need to know > about the value of knowing the tubes used for your bike. > > On Feb 10, 8:45 am, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > About newenglandbike's wood analogy, I think a more accurate analogy > > might be that knowing the TYPE of wood is important, but knowing the > > BRAND is probably not. You certainly want to know your house is being > > built of a certain grade and species, but whether that wood comes from > > Weyerhauser or Georgia-Pacific makes no difference. > > To bring this back OT, it makes complete sense to want to know that > > your bike is made of good material. In Riv's case, many of us are fine > > with Grant's "trust me, it's good." But I think many riders have a > > legitimate desire to know more. You may have found you like the ride > > of bikes with certain tubing specs (though I doubt one could discern > > between brands with the same specs) and as mentioned above one may > > have specific concerns about durability or other things. > > As I have said before, Riv/Grant only seem to end up creating grief > > for themselves when they share too much - the confusion around the > > multi-ethnic Sam Hillbornes being only the latest example. It goes > > against their "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" message > > - find a builder you trust, trust them (it's good), and just get out > > and ride. > > Maybe Grant is the "Wizard of Walnut Creek"? ;-) > > > -Pete -- 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.
