Historically, the only bikes which have/had Rivendell headbadges were the custom frames or the "Generation 1" Rivendells (Longlow, Road, AllRounder, etc... frames). With the introduction of the Atlantis, they all had model-specific headbadges - e.g. Atlantis, Rambouillet, Romulus, Quickbeam.
The headbadge for the San Marcos is SOMA-specific, though I think they are using different ones for most of their other models - a stylized Rising Sun with the SOMA logo below. The one which appears on their site. >From the beginning, Grant was pretty clear about his role in its design, but also about the fact it was a SOMA Fab project. The chainstay used to state explicity it was a GP design. Arguably, better than a headbadge, you could get the larger size and end up with the now-wholly-Riv-identifed double top tube - as Soma states: "The 59 and 63cm have that Rivendell double top tube to restore the triangulation lost with the tall top tube." I hadn't actually seen any commentary on the web, but then again, haven't really sought it. - Jim / cyclofiend.com On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:17:25 PM UTC-7, Doug Williams wrote: > > I’m looking at getting a San Marcos from Rivendell soon. Of course, I > would REALLY prefer a Roadeo, if only I could find another $1,300. But I > digress. > > As a big Rivendell fan, I have to say that the one annoying thing about > the San Marcos is the lack of anything (other than the very small print on > the chainstay) that mentions that it is a Rivendell. Well, we can’t do > anything about the decals (they have clear-coat over them) but what about > the headbadge? Couldn’t Riv put a Rivendell headbadge on the San Marcos for > those frames purchased from Riv HQ and fully assembled by Rivendell elves > with all parts purchased from Rivendell? > > Sounds petty, I know. But reading the web, I am not the only one with this > petty hang-up. A Rivendell headbadge could be a big incentive for people to > buy the San Marcos from Rivendell instead of Amazon (or wherever). > > I hear that a blow dryer will soften up the glue and allow the San Marcos > headbadge to be easily removed and replaced with a Rivendell one. J Of > course, I don’t know what the Riv contract with Soma might say about this. > > Doug > -- 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-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
