nice! got my appaloosa frameset through them. great people On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 11:29:57 AM UTC-4, REC wrote: > > Well, I finally did it!—I bought a Joe Appaloosa! Riding it makes me > happy. > > I tested the Clem L: very nice and I’d like it for riding around the > neighborhood or commuting. Then, the Sam Hillborne: this was the one I > anticipated ordering. I liked the classic look and albatross handlebars. > It was nice and I liked the ride, but didn’t love it. > > Finally, the Joe Appaloosa: oh, my! Smooth riding all around—the > shifting and breaks were better than the Sam. The tire size in the looks > department wasn’t my thing (nor was the long chainstay), but boy did they > help take the edge off of road imperfections. I also didn’t like the > look of the choco-moose bar, either, but it felt so right! (It’s a good > thing I’m not superficial.) > > I bought last year’s mustard color model with a B17 saddle that Gravel & > Grind in MD had built up on the floor. I “girly-ed” it a bit with > magenta handlebar tape. I have silver fenders and a silver rack on > order, and already have an XS gray Sackville saddlebag and a gray Sackville > pannier. James and Tracy from G&G were wonderful to work with and I > highly recommend their establishment. > > For my maiden ride with her (or is it “him,” being a “Joe”???), I did 20 > miles in about 2 hours. My speed and time was the same as I usually do > on my ‘90s hybrid. My sits bones and lower back will take a while to get > used to the B17, as the leather saddle is certainly different from my gel > one. I will also lower the seat about 1cm. > > Thank you all for your input to me and others here about “which one.” My > original post was to get the best bike for long exercise rides. With > your input, I went with the one that made me smile the most. > Roberta > > Original post, Clem L (low bar) for longer rides: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rbw-owners-bunch/VfynLD2KRk4/VbSe17Y3BwAJ;context-place=forum/rbw-owners-bunch >
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