There was a guy awhile back selling a chunk of nasty old used cable housing off his Rivendell. I think he was more poking fun at the high level of attention Riv items receive on eBay. And he was right! There is undoubtedly a premium associated with anything Riv-related (which extends to anything Nitto, etc). Some might argue that that premium is justified for various reasons, while others shake their heads at our rationale for forking over the big bucks for Riv-ish stuff. What, for example, justifies the 300% price ratio between a Sam Hillborne and a Surly Cross-check or the even larger differential between an Atlantis and LHT? They have similar ride quality and expected service life and are made by the same nice Taiwanese workers. The main differences are aesthetic and intangible feelings about the two companies/brands.
Determining value of an item is purely subjective. I personally wouldn't give a nickel for any of the old French or Campagnolo bike parts that go for huge money on eBay. I also wouldn't buy that Riv bottle even at a fair price. But somewhere out there is a person who'll buy that stuff at those prices and be happy about it. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
