Too bad that little $1000 protovelo Appaloosa frame on the Riv web-specials page disappeared. I think that would have built out for maybe $2200.
My advice to your friend would be to get some fast, light, slicks, perhaps one of those new Compass tires, and then lurk patiently here for something used. On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 1:08:37 PM UTC-5, Anne Paulson wrote: > > I have an online friend who is currently riding an upright bike (some > Trek model, I don't know), riding 5 times a week, and wants to upgrade > to a faster bike. She's willing to spend a good chunk of money, $2000 > or so. I'm figuring a Sam might be a good choice (you can get a built > up Sam for $2K, right?). Anyone have a smaller sized Sam in the > Dallas area that they're willing to offer up for a test ride? > > As with most people we advise, she probably won't end up with a > Rivendell bike even though she'd be better off with one. But at least > I gave her the heads-up to make sure the bike she picks allows decent > width tires. So that's something. I was looking at bikes sold by > Richardson Bike Mart, which seems to be a good Dallas shop. There's > this Trek 7.7 FX, that's supposedly a hybrid bike that "rockets along > roads, cruises along bike paths, and even hits dirt roads." The thing > is shod with 25mm tires! Why? > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- 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.
