A lot, maybe not most, of people buy Rivs sight unseen. And because most people have only ever ridden bikes with shorter wheelbases, it's not necessarily clear exactly how a longer one will affect handling, especially because everyone's bodies and abilities are different. I would say it all ultimately depends on exactly how and where you ride the bike, so I wouldn't write someone off for trying something new.
As for the Joe being the first and only bike of its kind, I'd say the Joe is a nicer, upright version of the LHT so I wouldn't really make that claim at all. I've attached some photos of the LHT I'm thinking of here. -- 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.