| Re: Rivendell customer service is very good
"Matt O'Toole" <matt@deltanet.com> wrote in message
news:38sgc5F5sjoqnU1@individual.net...
> kituyjkm wrote:
>
> > I don't get the Rivendell stuff.
> >
> > They make bikes like they used to be made. Lugged frames, etc., only
> > they charge huge prices. Why not just get an old bike that was made
> > the way they used to make them- you can pick one up out of a dumpster
> > or pay $5 at a police auction. Then spend a few bucks on replacing
> > the busted parts, or maybe even upgrading them and Voila! you have a
> > Rivendell for about 1/100th - 1/10 th the cost.
> >
> > I am always amazed at how so many people will pay crazy prices for
> > things they can easily do themselves for much lower cost.
>
> That's all fine if you have the time, ability, and inclination to do it.
Some
> people don't. They have the money to spend, and they're happy to spend
it --
> especially to support artisans and small businesses. If there weren't
people
> willing to "pay too much" for things, a lot of these things would
disappear.
> What is it that Oscar Wilde said, about people who know the price of
everything,
> but the value of nothing?
>
Nice quote, Matt. It's true. Lugged and brazed frames will go the way of the
dodo if nobody appreciates the artistry involved. I think they're beautiful,
and I would like to support a company like Rivendell, which has the guts to
buck the norm and offer a product such as theirs.
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