Crust has another complete Appaloosa for sale, this one's 57cm. I'm not into the way this is set up but it's my size :)
https://crustbikes.com/products/57cm-rivendell-joe-appaloosa-complete On Monday, June 7, 2021 at 9:26:31 AM UTC-4 Bones wrote: > I had a Sam / Joe combo at one point. The bikes were too similar to > warrant keeping both (both 62 double TT, both had a 62.5 effective top > tube). They are more differentiated now that the Joe grew a bit longer. So > I replaced the Sam with a Roadini, and I just picked up a new Appaloosa. > Orange. Love the mermaid but I'm a sucker for orange. It is obviously > faster too. You aren't kidding about the "everywhere but Riv" comment. I've > been waiting for them to come in and happened to pull up Crust's site > Thursday night when I saw them available. Two days later I received it and > built it. No pics yet though. I'm preparing for a trip to Vermont this > week, and I plan on bringing it. I'm pretty close to my dream Riv lineup > now: Roadini with drops for road riding, Appaloosa with swept back Billies, > and of course my Mad Max Clem H off-road rig. > > Bones > > On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 10:55:08 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> bicyclerepairium (sorry not sure what else to call you by!): I reckon >> that, while the Bombadil is an awesome bike and I love how mine rides, the >> Appaloosa probably has its own strengths and is more comfy / compliant with >> that long frame! Undoubtedly if I didn't have the Bombadil, I'd end up >> with a Sam / Joe combination. Just both immensely useful bikes, though I >> could say the same about the Platypus and well, most Rivs. >> > -- 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/123e638f-c207-4bd3-a144-054aae2fd00en%40googlegroups.com.
