It seems like a cool bike to have in an N+1 bike fleet, but if you intend to log serious time on it and the geometry doesn't seem to work for you, then passing is a wise decision. You are much wiser than I am when it comes to buying bikes. David Chicago
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 10:57:02 AM UTC-5, bertin753 wrote: > > Thanks for the comments. My brother, who has a vast experience of old > bikes, road and offroad, told me that the Dakota won't handle the way I > want it to -- I really want a very early '90s NORBA-type bike -- and that > it would just turn into "one more problem" -- ie, become a source of > dissatisfaction; so I'll pass. That the joints are tig'd under the fillets > makes this easier. > > I'll hold out for: > > A MB-1 > A 1991 or so Stumpjumper Team > A 1990 or so Diamond Back Axis Team > A rigid Merlin or Litespeed > > Oh well, the momentary excitement brought a weak glimmer of sunshine into > my dark and brooding day. (Sob.) > -- 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.
