Length is not a limiting factor. Yes, you will need to take different lines than on a shorter wheelbased bike, but you will be more stable doing so. The main factor you have to adjust to as a rider in tight, obstacled turns is plotting two lines, one for each wheel. In general, I swing wider/smoother with my front tire and my rear tire takes a tighter, jouncier line. Works just fine.
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 11:39:50 AM UTC-6, theenchantingwizardofrhythm wrote: > > Woah - blown away by all the feedback - love it! > > So, Ive actually taken the Clem out on a few group rides with people on > "gravel bikes". Theyre always confused why I arrived with a "cruiser" - > until we get to dirt - and especially when we get to dirt climbs - and then > theyre even more confused to see me sail by with a smile. I get a lot of > credit as a rider - but I know that its the land-yacht I'm riding, not > these lanky legs. > > Those rides though never really had very technical single-track, and thats > the open question. My buddy has since clarified that what worries him is > the sheer length of said land-yacht that may prove challenging for me. > Either way, sadly, turns out I cant even make it out to this trip :( - so > no ride report this time. But im going to test the limits soon! Thanks for > all the info and encouragement! > > Attached is a photo testing how to haul the bike. Not sure who's hauling > who here :)) > > ps - loved the videos! @Adam L - did I catch a glimpse of Revit there? > another architect in the room? > > > > On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 9:01:47 AM UTC+3, theenchantingwizardofrhythm > wrote: >> >> Hi there - first time poster >> and coming at you from Tel Aviv, possibly(?) the only Riv owner this side >> of Mesopotamia... >> >> I got myself a 59 Clem H which I love oh so dearly >> My friends, equipped with hard-tail mountain-bikey-bikes, are going out >> for a couple day off-rode ride that includes some singletrack. >> They say I probably can't hang with the Clem. >> >> So what do you think? >> Should I go out confident that the silver steed will hold its own? >> or am I setting myself up for a world of pain and a bruised bike? >> >> Many thanks, >> gk >> >> >> -- 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/81650c2f-43bd-4c1b-a0e0-f3a46eea41bf%40googlegroups.com.
