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#1 Reason Why You Won't Buy Rivendell Bikes, Stuff...

[color=teal]My friends will laugh at me - like it or not, peer pressure plays a role[/color]
Votes: 0 0%
[color=indigo]Don't agree with their bike design philosophy - who needs a 'country bike'?[/color]
Votes: 8 10%
[color=green]Can't handle all the 'retro'- steel frames, leather seats, no STI, wool, etc.[/color]
Votes: 5 6.5%
[color=navy]Riv's prices = ridiculous: custom bike/frame pricing for production bikes/frames[/color]
Votes: 29 38%
[color=red]Aesthetics - fugly bike color choices, parts that look old not cool, etc[/color]
Votes: 4 5.2%
[color=orange]Personally find Grant/the way he advocates to be obnoxious/off-putting[/color]
Votes: 10 13%
[color=brown]Worry 'bout being left high & dry on parts- 650B tires become unavailable, etc[/color]
Votes: 2 2.6%
[color=magenta]Other companies do much of what Riv does (Surly, Soma) & do it better/cheaper[/color]
Votes: 9 12%
Riv's just too purist/dogmatic- a 'Grant Lite' philosophy/product line-up would be a sell for me
Votes: 2 2.6%
[color=purple]I just have never heard of Rivendell 'til now[/color]
Votes: 8 10%

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Mapei

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#7 · May 12, 2009

Love their looks. Don't like the way they ride.

Mapei

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#8 · May 12, 2009

I have no trouble just tooling along on my modern racing bike. It goes fast when I want it to. And when I want it to, it'll go Rivendell slow, too. I just don't pedal as hard.

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#1 Reason Why You Won't Buy Rivendell Bikes or Stuff...

#1 Reason Why You Won't Buy Rivendell Bikes, Stuff...

[color=teal]My friends will laugh at me - like it or not, peer pressure plays a role[/color]

[color=indigo]Don't agree with their bike design philosophy - who needs a 'country bike'?[/color]

[color=green]Can't handle all the 'retro'- steel frames, leather seats, no STI, wool, etc.[/color]

[color=navy]Riv's prices = ridiculous: custom bike/frame pricing for production bikes/frames[/color]

[color=red]Aesthetics - fugly bike color choices, parts that look old not cool, etc[/color]

[color=orange]Personally find Grant/the way he advocates to be obnoxious/off-putting[/color]

[color=brown]Worry 'bout being left high & dry on parts- 650B tires become unavailable, etc[/color]

[color=magenta]Other companies do much of what Riv does (Surly, Soma) & do it better/cheaper[/color]

Riv's just too purist/dogmatic- a 'Grant Lite' philosophy/product line-up would be a sell for me

[color=purple]I just have never heard of Rivendell 'til now[/color]

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