Some *subjective *counterpoints. Owned an MIT Atlantis, Cheviot and still own a Clem H.
All of the above bikes would be my last choice for "spirited" unloaded climbing when choosing from my stable. My Boulder, Black Mountain Cyles, Hampsten, and Jones all climb with less perceived exertion on my part and at a higher average speed. It is not that the Riv models above are bad climbers but they do require more effort (for me) for the same speed. To me they are great loaded multi-purpose bike but they are not (to me) "go-fast" bikes. On the flipside the Boulder, BMC, and Hampsten would all be inferior heavily loaded. The Quickbeam on the other hand never felt like it was holding me back on hills. Clayton Scott HBG, CA On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 4:29:13 PM UTC-8, LBleriot wrote: > > Let me rephrase. I wouldn't climb any alpine pass unless it's in a > funicular or a BMW M3. > > On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 4:18:28 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> LBleriot said of long chain stay bikes: "I wouldn't climb any alpine >> passes on these bikes." >> >> Based on what? I've climbed (and descended) countless alpine passes, >> roads and technical trails, with mine and it climbs and descends >> brilliantly. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/51b75fcd-51c2-4858-b546-dffa32e0eed2%40googlegroups.com.
