I'm imagining John was referring to the review by anniebikes. I agree with Patrick in that Velouria builds and presents her thoughts well, and she is an all-around excellent writer --though of course I don't always 100 percent agree with her conclusions when I have firsthand experience of what she is writing about. I agree with John (if he was, as I suspect, referring to the annie review) in that it was vague--mainly focusing on her expectations not being met in the first five minutes (where did she read it was not a cruiser?!) and about rack choices and colorways.
If one is not used to this style of bicycle, it seems to me it would make sense to spend a little time with it. I eased myself in by building up a Le Tour mixte with Albatross bars, but the Clementine with Bullmoose Boscos took this body position to a whole nuther level, and I gave myself plenty of time to adapt. Though the ride quality--smooth, fun & relaxed but peppy when you hit the gas, great at carving the turns--was there from the get go. On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:52:07 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I suppose one could ask why Rivendell loaned her the bike. Let's see. Why? > Let us count the many possible ways. Perhaps because she is a well known > and well respected bike blogger; because she has reported about other Riv > models; because she has a history of well considered opinions; because > showcasing the Clem in Irelands emerald landscapes is good PR; I could go > on and on and on. > > I was really chuffed at the review, since "Velouria" has graduated toward > road bikes and road riding over her 9 years of blogging. That her first > impressions (and NOTE: she rode it all summer!) are positive makes me all > the less skeptical of RIv's new "cruiser" designs. > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:23 PM, John Hawrylak <john.h...@verizon.net > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The review was confusing, mushy, and not particularly objective. Why RBW >> sent a bike to this reviewer is questionable. >> >> John Hawrylak >> Woodstown NJ >> >> On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 7:26:19 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> >>> http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2016/09/clementine-belated-befuddled-bedazzled.html >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >>> Other professional writing services. >>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >>> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >>> ************************************* >>> *************************************************** >>> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >>> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and >>> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu >>> >>> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the >>> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto >>> >>> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart >>> >>> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) * >>> Aristotle >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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 <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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.
