I have experience with the Clem L and the Cheviot's predecessor, the Betty Foy. The Clem L is just as you say - silky smooth. I don't find it to be heavy or clunky in the least, despite the beefy look of its tubes. I weigh less than 150 (though I'll never say what I do weigh, ha!) and have no trouble maneuvering that bike around. It's actually my mother-in-law's, and I ride it during summers at her place, and the land there is flatish. I actually love that bike for just what it is, and that low top tube is just sublime. I never kick the top tube and smudge the paint, that's for sure.
My Betty Foy is awesome. It is spritely, but I don't feel it's a great deal more so than the Clem L. After 6 years of riding it nearly exclusively, it feels like an extension of me. It takes loads really well. It's easy to maneuver, but not more than the Clem L. I'd prefer a lower top tube that what you get on the Riv mixtes. It's fine, but it would be even better a bit lower. I've got marks from my boots knicking the paint on the top tube. Ugh. As far as bus bike racks, are you getting the 52? I believe I once read on this forum that someone with that size was able to fit it fine in the bus bike rack... These bikes are so different but so great that I really think you should have BOTH. That's bad advice, isn't it... -- 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.
