Hi Patrick, I just went through your images and I have to remark, that is a sweet looking machine or better stated a fine steed indeed. The color is gorgeous. Very good build.
On handle bars, I've never felt comfortable with that type of bar almost too upright for me. But one's comfort is so subjective. For an upright bar the Albatross are still my favorite, but I've since gone back to a drop bar on my Hilsen. Actually a modified drop the Soma Portola's. They took a bit of adjustment but now feel wonderful, though if I was designing a new bar I'd have the ramps shorter. Probably one of the Salsa bars is already like that but I didn't want to deal with the whole 31.8 clamp deal. I've heard that "Riv" and Nitto are working on a new flared drop bar but that's just a rumor that I can't substantiate. Anyway, this is about your Joe Appaloosa not my handle bar preference. I love it! I love the downtube script. Doesn't it have longer chainstays? How does the ride feel compared to other bikes? A new bike day is something to savor so enjoy in good health and many great miles. Best Regards, ~Hugh On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 12:30:50 PM UTC-8, Patrick D Kelly wrote: > > Went for a(nother) test ride on the Joe yesterday. It rained a bit, but > then the sun came out. Too bad I had to return it. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/phlatphrog/sets/72157663735364022 > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
