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> > > Agree, Della Santa is one of the premier steel framebuilders, in the same class as Richard
> > > Sachs, Albert Eisentraut, Richard Moon, Rivendell and many others.
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> > How has Grant Petersen (sp?) gained a reputation as a frame builder with Rivendell? He doesn't
> > make frames, others make them for him, like Match, Waterford, etc. Grant was/is a product
> > manager. That's not a bad thing, mind you.
> >
> True, GP doesn't build his own frames, he only designs them. What GP brings to the table is his
> ability to design a frame that probably makes more sense for most riders than the current trend of
> compact/integrated headset/big downtube/"smallest is best" cookie cutters frames coming out of
> taiwan under an italian name and that is on the market today. GP's design "focus" is more late
> 70s/early 80s sport touring geometry or 1950s club racer style that has a "fist full of seatpost",
> quite contrary to what most shops market/sell/"fit" to today's riders.....GP also has the ability
> to find arguably two of the best steel frame builders around - Joe Starck and Curt Goodrich. Add
> all that together and Rivendell qualifies, at least to many, as being one of the premier steel
> framebuilders....
One more thing, in addition to the above, GP will also custom select tubing to match not only his
"criterias", but also a person's individual requirements. This is very similar to what Richard Sachs
and Albert Eisentraut do. The result is you don't get a specific frame sticker, i.e., all Reynolds
5xx or 7xx tubing, but a bike that has a variety of tubing from Reynolds, Columbus, Vitus, Dedacciai
(sp?), True Temper, Starlight and more....