This type of appeal has been common for Rivendell for about....25 years. Grant is pretty transparent now and has been previously, about the cash flow problems of small, niche business. I have an A. Homer Hilsen Frame I bought new in 2013. Best bike I have ever owned for the way I like to ride. The problem it creates for Rivendell is that I don't need a second.....
Riv, like many small builders had used Waterford for production but they are so busy (or a least that is what I think I read) that they are not currently building except for their own brand. Plus, Riv's [pricing was always less than Waterford, for effectively the same frame. I think it was a situation of ordering 100 vs. 1. Not a on of margin built in.
Lots of folks don't care for Riv, the "business model", Grant or their stance on racing etc. To each their own. I am glad they are around, love my bike and hope they continue to survive.
Last edited by fender1; 01-01-19 at 12:48 PM.