Hugh, Well, it is almost "mine" since that's the same size and color that I ordered. A big reason I wanted to go check it out in person.
When I decided to order one, I knew that the bars would be a question. But I figured that if it turns out I don't like them, I'll just replace them. Given the bargain price it seemed like a pretty low risk thing to me. One thing I definitely do like is that it's possible to use the forward position on them. I never felt that was really possible with the bosco bars. The choco bars are more like the moustache that way, but they use mountain levers which i prefer. I can't really say much about the "feel" of the bike, and certainly don't notice anything special with the long chainstays. The thing I noticed about the "feel" of the bike was how cushy the ride is. But that's basically all because of the fat, low pressure tires. Maybe it's partially cuz of the longer wheelbase, but that's impossible to say without riding side-by-side on a shorter bike with the same tires at the same pressure. I did try to do some tight turns and loops to see if I noticed a smaller turning radius, but wasn't really hampered by the long wheelbase. Keeping knees out of the way of the bars is more of an issue than the length. Again, if I had another shorter bike to compare side by side, perhaps I'd be more sensitive, but it seemed pretty normal to me. I'm hoping that the longer chain stays will help with my climbing. On my current bike (not a riv) when I'm climbing, the front wheel comes up too much, so I lose my ability to steer from time to time. My theory/bet is that this will not happen on a joe appaloosa. :) On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:20 AM, hsmitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, should have read the OP better. Test ride Duh. > > 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. -- 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.
