Thanks. Do you know if the new Prestige is still thinwall heat treated? My 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Team was the old Prestige and it was a very nice frame indeed; I don't remember hearing of any weight limit -- my brother Peter, a good 40-50 lb heavier than my 170, had no problem beating up similar frames.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:39 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Don't know the answers, but from what I can gather, present Prestige > has little to no relation to the old Prestige tubing. That was light, > heat treated tubing that had some serious restrictions on it for frame > builders. (This is all from 25 year old memories, so take with a grain > of salt.) If remembering correctly, the old Prestige actually had a > weight limit for riders. Never threw a leg over a bike built by one > for that reason. > > Even though today's Prestige doesn't have that weight limit, still > won't buy a bike built with it. Mental block on my part. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Apr 5, 3:46 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know how much it will cost? And, second, what current or > recent > > Rivendell model will this most closely approximate? Tange Prestige: I > > remember when that was really high end stuff, at least in the marketing > > literature. The tubing had a nice, clear "ping" when you flicked it with > > your fingernail, unlike the dull "thud" of lesser steels. > > > > (Wish they didn't have those ugly and useless dt shifter bosses, tho' > ...) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 3:03 PM, davidfrench <nydavidfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > maybe here : > > > > >http://somafab.blogspot.com/2010/01/rivendell-collaborates-with-soma-. > .. > > > > > On Apr 1, 4:59 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > True, but I figured summer 2011--maybe? > > > > > > Ryan > > > > > > On Apr 1, 1:53 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hopefully March 19,2010 is not really the latest. :) > > > > > > > Calling Merry Sales is probably the best way to get that info. > > > > > > > On Apr 1, 1:40 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/216 > > > > > > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > On Apr 1, 12:08 pm, Richard Merkin <samcoal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Has anybody heard the lastest about the release of the bike > they > > > are > > > > > > > working on together? > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com- 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- 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.
