The only valid way to answer this is to ride them and find out if you like it or not. There is no amount of talking about them on the internet that can answer the question. That said, I think it's intuitive that it will improve comfort even before swinging a leg over one for the same reason sitting in the middle of the bus is more comfortable than over the rear axle of the bus. At the same time, improving weight balance front to rear will benefit front wheel traction, and this is very relevant to Riv's focus on safe riding bikes. Not enough weight on the front tire is a recipe for the front wheel washing out. I would also appreciate the ample heel clearance with panniers.
I had the proto Charlie for a bit with 50cm chainstays and it rode nice, I saw no drawback to the long rear end, and it improved all the points noted above. I wouldn't want them for a bike that I sprint on, or ride really playfully like my Wombat, but love it for a touring or commuting bike. On Thursday 4 April 2024 at 17:46:01 UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > Here's one benefit of very long chainstays: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xXRjXv_4v0 > > You couldn't do that on any of my road Rivs or my Sam. > > Patrick Moore, who used to use his right foot to brake the 24" front wheel > in 28"-wheel fork on his very first build when riding the fw bike without > other brakes in heavy traffic and down steep, winding hills on traffic > arteries. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/82f1de00-994e-49be-a51a-747ba87e48bfn%40googlegroups.com.
