I have a Hubbah and mine came with Bosco bars built, so they are swept back. The bike handles beautifully, and I would say that it feels very much like riding a Betty Foy/Cheviot even though it is much longer. I think the geometry is designed for swept back bars, but with a short stem it might be possible to use drops.
I think the bike would do wonderfully for touring. I did the San Francisco Randonneurs 110k last weekend, and there was a Hubbah tandem on that ride and they looked like they were having fun. For me, I would say up to 60-70 milers would be good for the bike. I think for longer days, I would prefer a more aggressive riding position and would probably convert my cockpit to drops for a gain in efficiency. With that said, I definitely prefer the HHH to the Santana Arriva? tandem that I have. The handling on the Riv is so much nicer. Toshi On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 4:03 PM Robert Gardner < robert.harris.gard...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok OK -- I have a couple Riv's and I imagine, like most people, I've > dreamed about building more than I actually own (I have gotten rid of lots > of bikes, but never yet gotten rid of a Riv) -- > > So, with dreams of touring in my mind, I've been pricing out the build at > around 4-5k depending upon the options. > > Who has one? What have you ridden? What are your thoughts on the build -- > 650/700 -- drops/swept -- etc.? and perhaps most importantly -- would you > buy/build it again? > > I'm super interested and sorry to clog up people's inboxes. > > Cheers, > > Robert > > -- > 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/CAO1DKXuE2qZ%3DEU_xMsFz5WNJ3WJLuo8V-g%2Beynkt4upEZiJgyA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAO1DKXuE2qZ%3DEU_xMsFz5WNJ3WJLuo8V-g%2Beynkt4upEZiJgyA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAGB59xyR9DrTtjTAtwV6_4fzWYq6jB7WzEgJB__YGo49LA%2B8Jg%40mail.gmail.com.
