Is there something wrong with high-quality, comfortable commuter bikes?
Bicycles of this description are naturally going to become more popular in the US when this society finally comes around to the understanding that the bicycle is a tool of transportation - and we're currently experiencing another Bike Boom at the moment. It's no secret that Rivendell has been in financial difficulty in the past, so positioning their creations to meet the market is a fair business strategy.
Or is Grant thinking too far outside the sealed Dia-Compe box for the C&V cognoscenti?
-Kurt
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