Laing and Eric: very interesting reviews. Eric, how does the Guvnor behave on hills? Is it a dog to climb with, or do its pleasant riding qualities extend to climbing?
Laing: what is the length of the top tube? And what is the rear over locknut spacing? On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > I rode my Guvnor a lot in 2008 and 2009, culminating in an 1,100-mile ride > from Santa Rosa to Seattle (recounted at http://wheelsnorth.campyonly.com). > It’s a great bike that rides like a dream and is much faster than you would > expect from the way it looks. There is definitely something magical about > Reynolds 531—I have several bikes made with the stuff (including two Alex > Singers), and they all ride very nicely. Pashley is one of the few builders > still using 531, which is a pity. > > I augmented my stock Guvnor with a White Industries Dos Eno two-speed > freewheel (cruising gear + “climbing” gear) and a pair of bottle cages > fastened to the handlebars. I also changed out the tires with Schwalbe > Marathons, which let me ride flat-free for the entire ride to Seattle. > > The Guvnor is indeed a special bike. It doesn’t ride like a modern bike. > The trail is more like a motorcycle chopper, and there’s a lot of wheel > flop. OTOH, it’s SUPER comfy and handles washboard pavement extremely well. > And it cruises … like a motorcycle. The descent off the top of Scott > Mountain in Northern California was one of the most enjoyable in my entire > cycling career—floating like an elegant bird around the curves, just barely > applying the drum brakes when needed. > > My Guvnor is on the far right in this photo of the Wheels North riders at > the Oregon state line: IMG_0903.JPG > <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AaJtHGt7O9Q/SlV4j2P7VxI/AAAAAAAAARU/LIwZKUTH9WY/s1600/IMG_0903.JPG> > > > --Eric Norris > campyonly...@me.com > @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > > On Nov 3, 2017, at 1:34 PM, Ian A <attew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Purely curiousity here, Laing, as I am not in the market (although I'd > love to justify buying Geeter's bike), but could you share your physical > proportions in relation to fitting the 22.5 model? For example, what size > traditional road frame ST and TT would you normally ride? > > How does it climb and what's it like to shoulder and run up steps? > > Pretty sure the bikes I rented in India were 635bcd. They rode like > Cadillacs over the dirt village roads. > > IanA > > -- > 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. > -- 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, New Mexico, EUA ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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.
