yea, Bill, except with room for 50mm tires. I had one of those Hillbornes and liked it but sold it for a Ram. Now I wish I had kept it instead of selling it to Dustin. It was a good trail bike and for touring but it's was stiff for my taste for road riding.
~mike On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:58:31 AM UTC-8, William wrote: > > "A San Marcos grade Atlantis." > > So you just want the single TT, single color, canti-Hillborne back? > > > > On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:31:20 AM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> No that's perfect for a road bike. I was wondering out loud about a >> fat-tired (relative) version. A San Marcos grade Atlantis. >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Joe Hogg <josep...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 02/23/2013 09:58 AM, cyclotourist wrote: >>> >>> Armchair CEO time. Where does the SOMA San Marcos come into the >>> discussion? It's lugged, presumably good tubes and quality paint. Costs >>> around ~$800 on the street, $949 MSRP. There's your budget Riv for >>> road/country folk. If that bike can retail for $800, a fat-tired version >>> could be too. I think that's what Jim (and I) would like. A Taiwanese >>> lugged Atlantis type bike but w/ sloping top tube wouldn't cost that much >>> more. Other than eating into Hilly and possibly 'Lantis sales, seems like >>> it would be a great bike for SOMA to offer. >>> >>> The BMC bikes look fantastic, but like Surly/Gunnar/SOMA (minus SM), >>> they are not lugged. I think there's a market for budget Taiwanese lugged >>> bikes like the Romulus, Bleriot and San Marcos. >>> >>> But I haven't purchased a new bike since 2001, so maybe I'm not the one >>> that should be espousing on this... :-) >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Mike Schiller >>> <mikey...@rocketmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> It wouldn't make sense to make any Riv that doesn't have lugs or a nice >>>> paint job,although a single color paint is probably OK with most. The 1st >>>> Sam's were single color except a few accents on the fork crown. There are >>>> some shops that do pretty good job powder coating lugged bikes. >>>> That could save some coin >>>> Price wise, something in the $1000 to $1300 price range would be >>>> reasonable for a Riv bike even a budget one. If you want to spend less >>>> there are other options with tig welds. >>>> Just make sure it fits those big tires! >>>> >>>> ~mike >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:58:02 AM UTC-8, murphyjrfk wrote: >>>> >>>>> Does any one know if the budget riv is still being considered planned >>>>> anything? I hope so. And sooner rather than later. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> David >>> Redlands, CA >>> >>> ** >>> "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby >>> can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi David, >>> >>> On the Rivendell web site, the description of the SOMA San Marcos says >>> that 35mm wide tires will fit this bike. Not clear whether or not this >>> could also fit fenders. Are you thinking of a wider tire on a road bike? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Joe >>> LA, CA >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> ** >> "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby >> can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
