My answer to your notion of a market for factory beausaged Rivendells is "I certainly hope not". Not knowing anything about the musical instrument world does not prevent me from offering the opinion that this entire concept sounds pretentious in the extreme. I envision this rich guy with this "new-old" guitar spinning some BS yarn about playing it in his rock band in the 60s or something.
I like to think that people buy Rivs to ride, not put away as collectibles. A bike gets its fair share of beausage even if ridden moderately and well cared for. Ride a few thousand miles a year & ship it around a bit, hop on'n'off a few buses & trains, and they get thoroughly beat looking wihin a decade. Of course, one of the ironies of owning a Riv is the occassional inquiry "So how old is that thing, anway?". When I bought my Atlantis, it was because I could load it down for a tour or go out wandering on fire trails. Never thought of it as an old bike, just one with the versatility I wanted. dougP On Sep 21, 6:54 pm, lungimsam <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > You all have been around Riv-culture longer than I. I was wondering what > your opinion is of Rivendell having a custom line of factory relic-ed > (beausaged, in Riv-speak) frames one day. Is there a market for it? > > Let me explain: > In the guitar and bass instrument retail world, makers manufacture special > lines of their instruments, called "relic-ed", for high prices. > People seem to lust over these and pay thousands upon thousands for them. > The reliced versions have chipped, worn off paint, down to bare wood; aged > hardware (rusted and oxidized metal parts); and discolored, "aged" plastic > parts. This is done at the factory on a new instrument. > So, you can have a guitar that looks well played and 40 years old, if you > think that looks nice. > > Personally, I prefer to do all "relicing" myself to my instruments (and > bikes), through years of lovingly playing (riding) and using them. So I > like to buy new, standard models. > > But there is a *HUGE* market for this in the guitar world. > > Is there a market for this in the Rivendell world? > Would you buy a Rivendell, made with dinged paint, environmentally worn > components, gassed gumwalls, and discolored plastic parts, for a more > "artistic" look? Everything functions perfectly, of course. > > I wouldn't, as I like leaving my mark on things myself. > Just wondering if you think there is a market for these kind of models. > Pre-Beausaged bikes. > > Looks like Brooks has already started doing this with their saddles, as > they have an aged, line, I think. -- 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.
