Yes, I meant seat stays. I assumed it as much. Thanks for the explanation On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 7:24:58 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Maybe Phillip Kim meant seatstays. Those are bent, to accommodate the > super cool seatlug, which was initially developed for one size of big stout > bike. At that time, they hinted that seat lug might get used on a second > bike that comes in sizes. Turns out the multi-size bike came first. At > that time, Grant indicated that he would get around the single seatstay > exit angle by lengthening the chainstays as the bikes got bigger. Now, > he's decided that all sizes should get long stays, so he did the curvastays > instead. It's all good. > > On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:08:50 PM UTC-7, Pudge wrote: >> >> Are we sure OP isn’t mistakenly calling the bent seatstays “chainstays”? >> >> >> >> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com] >> *On Behalf Of *dougP >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2015 7:04 PM >> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* [RBW] Re: I test rode the Clem >> >> >> >> " The chainstays are not perfectly straight in the horizontal plane. >> They jig-jag a bit to get around the fat tires and to clear the pedals." >> >> Bill: Are the chainstay bends similar to the ones on the Atlantis? >> >> dougP >> >> On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:43:49 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> I didn't see Grant when I rode the Clem. I am not sure I follow which >> bend you mean. The chainstays are not perfectly straight in the horizontal >> plane. They jig-jag a bit to get around the fat tires and to clear the >> pedals. Is there some other aspect you are looking at? >> >> >> >> Now they say the $700 pre-sale ends on April 1. Do you think that will >> coincide with a fun April Fools Day trick? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 1:26:00 PM UTC-7, Philip Kim wrote: >> >> I noticed the chainstays have a slight bend to them. Did you happen to >> ask Grant why that was? >> >> >> On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 3:21:27 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> I rolled by RBW HQ this morning and got to test ride a 52cm Clem. I've >> always felt lucky that I'm pretty much exactly Grant-sized. Turns out >> today I got to ride Grant's Clem prototype, and didn't even have to change >> saddle height. It's terrific. It rides how I expected it to ride, meaning >> it disappeared, made me smile, and made me reluctant to return it to them. >> >> >> >> I don't know if I will pre-order, but if I do, the $150 they are paying >> me to adopt early will go towards a set of Bosco Bullmooses. That's the >> bar for that bike. >> >> >> >> Bill Lindsay >> >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-own...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> **************************************************** >> >> This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the >> addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or >> confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this >> email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or >> copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. >> If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) >> 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any >> email) and any printout thereof. >> >> Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their >> professional qualifications will be provided upon request. >> **************************************************** >> ============================================================================== >> >> >> >
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