*planing* ??? 8-0 ... although I do seriously wonder whether the relatively longer chainstays contribute to frame flex in a way that effectively compensates for the relatively heavier gauge tubing ...
On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 11:53:15 PM UTC-4, Jonathan D. wrote: > > I can’t decide what I think of the long chain stays. I get used to riding > my Joe carrying a heavy load and forget that without a lot of weight it > feels as fast as my Sam. The long chain stays do change the ride feel. I > like Grant’s description but the image that I always arrive at is a motor > boat. It kinda floats like on water but still responds quickly. I don’t > have that feeling on the Sam. Some of the differences could be the build > which has a heavy rack, burly wheels, etc. The bike fits on my car rack and > the Portland Bus rack. > > The new Atlantis looks great but I also fail to see much difference > between that Joe and Atlantis, unless the Atlantis is made for drop bars. > Perhaps the Joe is more of the Hunqapilar now. -- 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.
