Originally Posted by
IsleRide
C&V is stylistic above all. I'm into restoring and refurbishing old bikes and also putting together new bikes with old sensibilities. I've been asked if I "restored" my two Riv bikes. Non bike people see them as being "old".
So, OK, mine are not the new "Hillibikes". We could see a distinction soon on current vs classic Rivendell. Right now they're still selling both.
Well, sure, but those are non-bike people, who are by definition people that aren't likely to look past the aesthetic similarities and consider the frame geometry or tire clearances.