Does she like her Trek? The bike you pictured isn't the vibe of this list but it's a good bike.
On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 2:45:09 PM UTC-7 Michael Morrissey wrote: > That Riv Reader is great! I need to sit down and re-read them all. That > one shows 3 sizes of Wilbury, none of which are 52". > > My girlfriend is 5 feet tall. She has a Trek 7.2 FX WSD right now, but I > wish I could get her a Rivendell. Her bike has 700 wheels but a very steep > toptube, and I think for such a small rider she should have smaller wheels. > I think she would really enjoy a Clem Smith Low 26". > > This is not her picture, but the same bike: > > https://media.karousell.com/media/photos/products/2015/10/10/trek_wsd_mountain_bike_1444454485_cdffac6c.jpg > > I have been "Rivving-out" her bike gradually. It has Rivendell Wavie > handlebars, a Nitto big front rack from Rivendell, and VP Vice pedals. Next > up, I'm going to change the cranks to a "One-by" drivetrain. > > m > > > On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 4:05:17 PM UTC-4 Shoji Takahashi wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> You can read more about Wilbury and Glorious on Riv Reader 34: >> http://notfine.com/rivreader/RR34.pdf >> >> Despite the gorgeous lugs on Wilbury/Glorious, I'd go for the Platypus, >> particularly at that asking price. >> >> Good luck! >> shoji >> Arlington MA >> >> >> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 2:33:45 PM UTC-4 Michael Morrissey wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> It looks like this bike is back on the market: >>> >>> https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/d/new-york-52cm-wilbury-rivendell-bicycle/7293327488.html >>> >>> Anyone have geometry details on this? I think it is too big for my >>> (small sized) gf. >>> >>> M >>> >>> >>> On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 10:18:38 AM UTC-5 masmojo wrote: >>> >>>> Before the Holidaze I was in contact with him about the possibility of >>>> buying it (even though it's at the low end of my size range), but an >>>> inglorious tornado knocked down some large branches, that required a ton >>>> of >>>> tree work that I couldn't tackle myself; that coupled with the fact that I >>>> just built 2 top shelf Crusts in the last 6-8 months AND the holidaze >>>> means >>>> a Glorius is bit further off than I had hoped. >>>> Also, the seller has been somewhat stuck on selling it to someone local. >>>> Incidentally, he does still frequent here and I believe he is selling >>>> these to get a Gus Boots?? >>> >>> -- 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/421f514e-fd2f-4afe-8422-f62b3f42797fn%40googlegroups.com.
