I see what you are talking about, and agree. I am just saying it is what it is so to the parts bin to dig out an L bracket so I can mount it up and think about it rarely, if ever again.
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's my point. Riv actively ADVOCATES for putting fenders on your bike, > so it makes no sense to me that they'd omit mounting points for fenders any > more than they'd omit clearances for them. And there are any number of > things you could do to offset the cost of a fender boss or drilling. I'll > give up $5 of fancy paint for proper fender mounting, for starters. > > > On Friday, May 18, 2012 7:21:09 AM UTC-4, MichaelH wrote: >> >> I'll bet there are a lot more people who want threads for fenders than >> want a bracket for a kickstand, or for that matter a second top tube on a >> mid size bike. >> >> On Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:08:49 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: >>> >>> Things like that add cost. As the costs add up the prices go up. As >>> prices go up sales go down. As sales go down profits go down. As profits >>> go down businesses go down. It's a matter of finding that sweet spot where >>> Riv can manage to stay in business over the long haul. I expect they have >>> considered that feature as well as many others, and they had to rule it >>> out. It's not like Grant and company wouldn't have thought of it. >>> >>> On Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:05:24 AM UTC-4, Peter Pesce wrote: >>>> >>>> I wondered the same thing - my QB does not have a threaded brake >>>> bridge and I was pretty surprised when I discovered that. I had to zip tie >>>> my rear fender onto the brake bridge because the crimp-on bracket thingy >>>> was costing me about 1cm in clearance... >>>> >>>> Why wouldn't this be an absolute no-brainer on every Riv made? >>>> >>>> >>>> > On Friday, May 18, 2012 7:21:09 AM UTC-4, MichaelH wrote: >> >> I'll bet there are a lot more people who want threads for fenders than >> want a bracket for a kickstand, or for that matter a second top tube on a >> mid size bike. >> >> On Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:08:49 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: >>> >>> Things like that add cost. As the costs add up the prices go up. As >>> prices go up sales go down. As sales go down profits go down. As profits >>> go down businesses go down. It's a matter of finding that sweet spot where >>> Riv can manage to stay in business over the long haul. I expect they have >>> considered that feature as well as many others, and they had to rule it >>> out. It's not like Grant and company wouldn't have thought of it. >>> >>> On Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:05:24 AM UTC-4, Peter Pesce wrote: >>>> >>>> I wondered the same thing - my QB does not have a threaded brake >>>> bridge and I was pretty surprised when I discovered that. I had to zip tie >>>> my rear fender onto the brake bridge because the crimp-on bracket thingy >>>> was costing me about 1cm in clearance... >>>> >>>> Why wouldn't this be an absolute no-brainer on every Riv made? >>>> >>>> >>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zvAhTEMeQsAJ. > > 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. > -- 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.
