Agreeing with Joe and adding a couple other items: Some Clem owners who hang their bike on the bus bike rack have complained about the length, and assert a shorter wheelbase like the Yves would be better Some Clem owners who carry their bike up tight stairwells to an apartment have complained about the length, and assert a shorter wheelbase like the Yves would be better. Some Clem owners who load their bikes arbitrarily heavily with groceries and such have reveled in how well a long bike takes a load. Maybe a short wheelbase bike like the Yves would not be quite as stable with large grocery loads.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, March 6, 2020 at 9:22:37 AM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Not the seller, but a current Clem L owner and previously Cheviot (similar > to Gomez). > > Clem is a TIG-welded and very stout frame with canti mounts, it's built > for commuting and banging around in the dirt. > > Cheviot/Gomez is a lugged road bike with caliper brakes. Lighter than > Clem, also good for commuting, maybe not quite as capable in the dirt as > Clem because the brakes won't be as strong as v-brakes and there's less > clearance for fat tires. Casual trail/gravel riding would be fine though. > > -- 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/6162005c-7c1c-4734-b4fc-e98dcf2419d9%40googlegroups.com.
