Compared to the cost advantages of buying frames in larger quantity, the savings involved in cheapening lugs or paint is almost irrelevant. If 100 Riv people put down a serious deposit, I imagine Riv could give us an "economical" Atlantis without compromising on anything (except maybe size selection and US manufacture) from the non-economical Atlantis. Volume is key, but volume has never really been a Riv strategy.
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:29:28 AM UTC-6, Peter Pesce wrote: > > Agreed. Ugh. > > In the quest to make a "budget" Riv, what exactly are the qualities they > are trying to deliver at a budget price, and what exactly can be given up > to get there? > > If you are trying to deliver the Riv ride and fit, great. Then do it in a > form that allows you to deliver those qualities in a less expensive > package, like a TIG-ed, powder coated frame. > If you are just trying to deliver lugs, then you'll eventually hit a floor > on labor, even if you use the cheapest tubes possible. But still, if you > want lugs-for-all, cheap, then go for it. > > If you are trying to deliver everything, but just cheaper, then you can't. > That's why there's no $30k Ferrari. I think that at least some small part > of Riv's appeal is that they are "nice" bikes to a degree, that people are > proud to own. I don't see how a rattle-can-it-yourself frame fits into that > brand image. If paint is the only thing you can imagine giving up, then > maybe you just can't do it. > > It wouldn't surprise me if RBW has reached the same conclusion. > > -Pete in CT > > > > On Monday, February 25, 2013 8:11:26 PM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote: >> >> Ugh... >> >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM, redsydude <thau...@q.com> wrote: >> >>> I think in 2011 their idea was to .... spray paint the frame for a few >>> dollars to make it look old and increase its theftproofedness. >>> >> >> -- 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.
