I have a hard time believing anyone outside the Riv-fam will find the curved top tube of the CHG attractive ;) Honestly, the silver-grey proto looks like a 1990s "multi-track" hybrid bike to me; extremely low key IMO.
It'll be a TIG frame in the ~$900 range (I hope), but more importantly it'll be the build kit that makes me more comfortable locking it up. My Hillborne is well decorated and gets constant compliments (partly due to the orange, I'm sure) and I've invested over $5000 into it. The CHG build would be much more utilitarian and low key - I would go with the most understated colour option it ends up coming in, such as Greysilver, and it would inherit many of its parts from the Clem (wheels/tires obviously notwithstanding). Basing whether one wants to lock up a bike on perceived attractiveness to thieves is a flawed system I realize - it's probably more luck of the draw than anything. But I know I'd be more comfortable locking up a CHG, as long as I keep my upgradeitis in check. -- 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/b6242c87-d36b-4735-8b93-0907da4c6f96n%40googlegroups.com.
