I hope there is an engineering reason for those weird mid-stay stays; would hate to see Rivendell bicycles degenerate into mere stylistic whimsey. Function determines (or ought to determine) form! Beauty in craft is not cosmetic but comes from good (= intelligent: proper ratio of means to ends) design, which obviously means, "design for the given purpose." The four Rivs I've owned (two left) have *all* been first and foremost very nice fitting and (except in my case, the Sam Hill) very nice riding bikes designed to perfectly fulfill a given function.
Of course, there is (as Plato pointed out) the universal beauty of geometrical shapes -- not to mention that of colors -- but then you are dealing with sculpture or painting or both and not with a craft object meant to serve a given physical purpose. Patrick "Philosophe" Moore (who deliberately left out the terminal "r" since this conceit is expressed in French). On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Dan <pjssu...@gmail.com> wrote: > well, then, I for one don't see a heckuvalot that's unusual. Quirky > and eccentric, maybe, but still looks like a Riv. > > On Dec 6, 10:34 am, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No canti mounts. You're seeing midmount rack eyelets. > > -- > 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 http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
