on 3/20/11 7:38 AM, Khalid Mateen at krm2...@gmail.com wrote: I do not want to start a fiery debate about this but what makes japanese atlantis built bicycle superior to the American made ones? Just curious. When there was an announcement that Rivendell would no longer have the Toyo plant build their bicycles, people with money to spare went after the last batch of those frames. It is the steel? The craftmanship?
Not sure I agree with your supposition about one being superior. Grant has posted/written a number of times about the excellent quality of both Toyo and Waterford. There are a few stylistic differences between the builds, but nothing which seems to change the functionality. That may cause someone to compare and say, "given the choice, I prefer that one..." There has been some discussion of this. If you go back through the group archives, you'll probably find as many people who want to buy a us-built Riv as want to buy the "last of" the Toyo frames. But, as I said to start, I don't recall anyone making the case for one being superior. - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "She edged in to get a better look at the bike, how it was made, the intricacy of its brakes and shifters pulling her straight in. Beauty." -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" -- 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.
