I'm not sure why I even clicked on this thread but I did and when I saw Specialized Sequoias mentioned, it caught my eye. I have one and it's been my main bike since 2004. Now I am the proud owner of a Riv Platypus and basically went from 23mm tires to 48mm tires. I don't know if I can ever get on that Specialized Sequoia ever again. I looked into maybe increasing the tire size but it can only squeeze a 28mm. I love the triple as I ride hills in North Jersey and took the bike on many hotel tours over the years. It was advertised as a 'Sport Tourer' and had a rise in the stem. I rode it around the parking lot once and bought the bike. I've never seen another Specialized Sequoia. Good luck with your search. Kate from Trenton who may never need another bike again after happily riding her new Riv Platy
On Friday, September 17, 2021 at 12:59:56 PM UTC-4 Craig Montgomery wrote: > Damn bikes are like leeches aren't they? > > Craig in Tucson > > On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 1:56:22 PM UTC-7 Ryan wrote: > >> Craig, if you're asking yourself whether you should sell it, I think >> you'll regret it, just because you have so much history with it.(Why I >> can't part with my old PX-10 and 1993 X0-1...plus 3 Rivendells) .That is a >> beauty! So understated and elegant! The Gentleman moniker is very apt. Have >> another think about letting go of that...with all due respect to the >> original poster😊 >> >> Ryan in Winnipeg, MB >> >> On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 2:21:46 PM UTC-5 Craig Montgomery >> wrote: >> >>> I actually have one that might interest you Bubba. An '86 Mercian I've >>> had almost 2 decades. 59cm (23 1/2"). 531C. "Sport Touring". 700x32mm BUT >>> my favorite iteration is as a 650Bx38 All Roader. Got these wheels for sale >>> also but they may be more than you want to invest (Phil Wood). I have set >>> it up Fixed, with a Sturmey Archer 4 speed, 700x32 Light Tourer, and >>> 650Bx38 All Road. Damn I'm convincing myself not to sell it. >>> Here it is fixed: >>> [image: monto1.jpg] >>> Gentleman's Tourer (moteling it): >>> [image: Mercian and Barbed Wire.jpg] >>> As a 650B with PariMoto 38's >>> [image: Mercian 650B by Falls.jpg] >>> [image: Mt. Hopkins from Elephant Head Road Cropped.jpg] >>> >>> If this pushes a button email me. >>> >>> Craig way too many frames and projects in Tucson >>> On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 8:45:29 AM UTC-7 Yankeebird wrote: >>> >>>> I would like a Roadini, but it's going to be a while, and I'm going >>>> through some money constraints right now, and I don't mind fixing up >>>> something else in the interim. I have a Cheviot right now, and it's my >>>> primary main bike for everything. I also have a Surly CC that I built up >>>> with an Alfine IGH 8 and Albatross bars, but I keep that at Mom's so when >>>> my bro and I visit we have a bike to bang around on to blow off steam. >>>> >>>> I would really like a decent smooth steel frame that will take at least >>>> a 32-38 tire, and I can build up either with another IGH/albatross or a >>>> cassette and drop bars depending on my whims. Something zippier than my >>>> Cheviot but not a straight up triathlon bike. >>>> >>>> I'd like to get my hands on a '86 Schwinn Passage (my brother has this >>>> bike and it's an incredible) or an early/mid 80's Trek 720. But these >>>> things are going for PREMIUM money, almost ridiculous. I value them as >>>> $200-300 bikes, but they are listed at $800+ and it boggles my mind. >>>> >>>> Any other comparable frames to the above two I mentioned that I should >>>> be looking at? What about Motobecanes? Do they have standard sizing for >>>> components or am I going to be banging my head against the wall finding >>>> French sized parts? >>>> >>>> Biking is something I enjoy, and I can do basic bike MX and can learn >>>> the stuff I don't know, but I am not deep in the weeds of dorkdom when it >>>> comes to bikes. I have other much deeper passions. I probably won't build >>>> a >>>> wheel, but I can replace a BB. I know what I like and what I want when I >>>> see it, if I'm pointed in the correct direction by those who know. Hence >>>> this query. >>>> >>> -- 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/57596346-1d30-464f-a141-726a8fe82838n%40googlegroups.com.
