What a fantastic bike! I cannot believe this is the last batch. I thought it would not be possible, but I like it even more than the Betty. The fact that it's my correct size probably has a lot to do with it. But it's more than that alone. Being able to place the saddle further back (Darn Brooks with its limited rearward positioning), the longer stays, the overall feeling when riding it is pure bliss. Truly just ride!
I rode 14 miles with a friend this morning, then met my wife for breakfast at our favorite place in California Ave., and I was having so much fun that I just didn't want to go back home. Kept riding to Palo Alto Bikes in downtown to show it to my mechanic, then went onwards to Stanford where my oldest daughter just started her MBA and managed to catch her so I took her for brunch as well, although I didn't eat. Then finally rode home, since I had to pack as I'm traveling this evening. Some first impressions: - Wowed by the B67 Select. I keep wanting to sit a bit further back, but it's quite comfortable and pushed all the way back. I did ride it with padded knickers, but tested it for a short spin on regular shorts and found it comfortable. Especially on the upright (not 100%) position I like. - The Ahearne cockpit with Brooks slender grips is just fantastic. - The shifters on the quill are just perfect for this bike. My mechanic loved the setup. - The 44mm tires are amazing. Tolerances for fenders, as you can see on the photos, will be probably fine, but on the tighter side in terms of extra clearance for safety. - Like the Teltro brakes very much. Did swap their pads for the Yokozuna salmon ones RBW sells. - Added my custom aesthetic touches as you can see in the photos. The kickstand with its own shellacked tape will be added when I get back. So will the rear rack. I was planning to go with the Pleitecher rack, but after seeing the bike built, I can't help but think it has to get the Nitto rear rack. Another excellent improvement on this last series is that braze-one were added in the seat stays higher than the dropout to allow for the mid sized Nitto rear rack to fit. I like it much better since it goes closer to the seat stays and the saddle. Anyway, here are the photos. Enjoy! https://flickr.com/photos/25160594@N05/sets/72157674336110365 BTW, did I say that the blue Cheviot is the prettiest of them all? René On Saturday, September 24, 2016, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Photos will come later, but on the Cheviot, since it's a mixte, the top > tube intersects the seat tube in the middle, not at the top. For the rear > center pull brake, you need the cable to be on the top of the tube so the > cable yoke can be in front of the seat tube. Photos will clarify. And on a > mixte for centerpulls, you only need one brazen-on on the front near the > head tube, not both. But that single braze-on needs to be at the 12 o'clock > position. On the Betty they were at 2 o'clock and some people were able to > pull it off. I learned it a few weeks ago. My Betty had a front Paul > centerpull and a rear Silver brake (like the Tektro). > > Will report in clearances between the tires and the fenders later today. > > René > > On Saturday, September 24, 2016, Jon Dukeman,central Colorado < > row.n.2nowh...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','row.n.2nowh...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> >> Rene, >> Thanks for the update. >> I'm waiting for mine too. Excited about the blue. >> Anxious to hear about your tire/ fender clearance. >> >>> Jon >>> >> -- >> 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.
