Thanks for sharing these, Drew... something about those Big Apples; cushy, sure, FUN! And you can squeeze a little more speed out of them by inflating them to their max. On the other hand, could Clem and Clementine perhaps be the perfect *"Go-Slow"* bikes??? Slow is good...
Can't wait to see pics of a fully-dressed Clementine ... On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 2:54:52 AM UTC-4, drew beckmeyer wrote: > > so, i thought that since there seems to be a lot of people who will be > getting their clems or clementines in a number of months, that i would try > to post some more photos to make the wait easier. we took delivery of this > little guy on friday. it is the 46cm prototype purchased for my 5'1 > girlfriend. the fit is perfect, she is over the moon. if you want any other > photos, let me know. observations: > > -it is stout. we havent really pushed it's limits, but it feels > hunqapillar sturdy. > > -i've had a number of old mtb frames built to be riv-like. this bike feels > different and distinct from those....better than those, and somewhat less > aggressive. i dont know if you could go fast on this bike if you tried, but > i wouldnt hesitate to take it anywhere with a bunch of stuff attached to it. > > -5 minutes in, she said she has never been on a bike that felt this > comfortable, smooth and stable. > > -the lugs it has are awesome, and you forget to miss the lugs it doesnt > have > > -initially, i didnt love the curved seat stays. now i get it. i like them > > -pretty excited this came with the atlas/velocity hub wheels. not sure if > those are the cheapy ones mentioned, but i feel like we scored a good deal > > -anyone know an aesthetically pleasing water bottle cage alternative to > the 2fish ones. the prototype has no mounts for them. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ftfsaj418EI/VP091D5J2rI/AAAAAAAAAKE/6zSEd3dLn6Y/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2810%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fbUxAgKcYbE/VP09617_FVI/AAAAAAAAAKM/VG0KdOuQdzw/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2811%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MNjfkP6reMI/VP0-FGs7dMI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Fx7b02VniGY/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2812%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B0lPDAWa0vk/VP0-N2cHarI/AAAAAAAAAKc/hSh203zL62o/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2813%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RaXSnmUObO8/VP0-UW9Wv9I/AAAAAAAAAKk/AK_3v5YWOB4/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2814%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QP_OAF1oFx0/VP0-ccfdRLI/AAAAAAAAAKs/KkIEwO2X89A/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2815%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2s2S0GseK2A/VP0-ja--40I/AAAAAAAAAK0/cPqRwA6Y66k/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2816%29.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-do4vjvLh_dI/VP0-pVUikUI/AAAAAAAAAK8/TWsVNpZUKLQ/s1600/FullSizeRender%2B%2817%29.jpg> > > > > > -- 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.