Nah, a lugged steel frame with cream panels; adorned with silver parts, a quill stem, and friction shifters; is pretentious enough. ;-) Joe Bernard Pretentiously residing in Vallejo, CA.
On Friday, September 21, 2012 8:26:42 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/I3AipD6QKPoJ. 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.
