Wow, i think it's kind of nuts that a Rivendell 'looks' expensive.  I
mean they might look expensive to me, but are leather saddles, cork
grips, lugged steel, fat tires, fenders, high-spoke count wheels, what
equates to expensive now? what has the world come to?

wouldn't a low slung plastic/carbon bike with minimal spoke wheels be
a better target

On Sep 7, 1:12 pm, islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Agreed, these are good points. I can think of two arguements:  1. Parts can
> be stripped and sold on eBay (I know, that takes work and time).  Maybe  
> they could even sell the frame on eBay (see #2).  2. Thieves know a
> nice/expensive bike when they see one.  if they have tools to get it
> relatively quickly, why not go for it?  They may not realize that Rivs are
> fairly low-production-number, have an extensive owner community, that GP
> will help track SNs, etc.  It's a nice expensive bike, let''s steal it!    
> My two cents.  Steve

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