On Apr 5, 2:09 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1.125" threadless is certainly the MOST mainstream, but I don't think > I'd advise Riv or even Soma to grow their business by becoming more > mainstream.
Why not? If you offer things familiar to what people want, it will sell. Further, Riv does offer or once offered a threadless version on at least a couple of its bikes: Roadeo: http://assets.rivbike.com/images/products/full/0000/3108/mark_s_roadeo.jpg Legolas (currently not offered): http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/legolas/legolas_03.jpg And I'm sure there are more than one Riv Custom frameset that use threadless. I'm not the only one who likes threadless. One of the original "retrogrouches" himself, Jobst Brandt (hope he recovers from his accident soon!) believes they are an *improvement* over threaded headsets and quill stems: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/threadless-headset.html >1" threaded is flat out better for reasons that Riv > thinks are important. 1.125" threadless is flat out better for > reasons that Riv thinks are entirely unimportant. > I didn't just suggest 1.125" threadless, as I did state that 1" threadless with a shim could be an option. Further, how many people really adjust their stems up and down once they've been set? Moreover, unless you cut the steerer tube too short, spacers can be added or removed. Finally, there are stems that rise. Again, these are just suggestion to *attract* people to this new frameset. Good Luck! -- 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.
