+1 Exactly! -JimD On Mar 29, 2014, at 7:26 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> By "turn in" I mean the way the bike responds in turns. All the Rivs I've > owned (5) have exhibited in one degree or another a sublime smoothness in the > transition between straight and turn, that is, no understeer nor oversteer. > So much is this so, and sufficiently more than other bikes I've ridden, that > it stands out clearly and consistently despite distinct differences in other > handling qualities. All exhibit the same smooth turn in transition > sufficiently to call it a common trait, all the way from the first Waterford > road which was too quick (for my taste) with sub 1" tires, but still smooth > in the transition; to the Sam Hill which was much slower, but again, still > smooth in that transition, notably in fast downhill sweepers. > > Shy in ABQ. > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Liesl <li...@smm.org> wrote: > > > On Patrick M.: I THINK the chainstays are around 55cm, so crazy long--but > someone at Riv should confirm. And I don't even know what 'the signature > Rivendell "turn in"' is, so you'll have to elaborate. I know that will be a > challenge as you are so shy to post. > > On Handling: I got a great tutorial from Grant on the challenges of > designing a bike for a short/small person. It's hard to do right and as a > result, most tend to be tippy/twitchy. I would invite Grant to offer his > ideas because I'll not do it justice. What I can say is that as a short > woman who's been around the block a few times, I've had my share of > ill-fitting, ill-handling bikes. Not this one. You get on and it feels > right, rock-solid, go anywhere, do anything, feel like it's a part of you. > that was instant. I think Manny felt it too--but Manny, I'd love it if you > chime in too. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis > > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
