| Re: Rivendell customer service is very good
"kituyjkm" <fchg> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
If you tell me I can find an intricately HAND BRAZED, custom made,
beautifully painted bicycle at a police auction I'll eat my hat. Rivendells
are handmade functional art, as Frank said. It's not the same as a mass
produced Bianchi, or Trek, or whatever. They're in a class with Sachs,
Waterford, etc. Custom is custom. And custom is worth the price.
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