I love seeing this Brady! I’m so glad you are enjoying the bike and that its in a good home. I looks nice and happy up there in the mountains!
Happy riding! Joe > On May 22, 2022, at 2:30 PM, Brady Smith <bradysmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <B3FB572E-3600-4D08-8872-1529098D86E9.JPG> > > I bought this 2020 Roadini off the list and finish building it up last week > using mostly parts from my old Jamis Aurora, which I decommissioned after > about 15,000 miles of noble service. Until today I'd only been able to use it > to tow my child around Salt Lake City, which was enjoyable enough, but I > finally got to unhook to the trailer and take it out for a longer ride--from > our house near downtown to Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. > I got perfect weather, and the bike is an absolute joy to ride. I was a > little nervous about letting go of the (rarely used) extra low gear (26/34) I > had on my Jamis, but this bike feels so much lighter and more efficient that > I only briefly jumped into the 28 tooth cog on a 1 mile section that averages > around 9%, and I was able to stay in the middle of the cassette for most of > the rest of the climb. I think the aspect of the bike that impressed me most > is just how comfortable it is. It took me a lot of tinkering to get to where > I could ride my BMC monster cross long distances without getting hand or foot > pain. I was on the Riv a little more than four hours today and had not an > inkling of discomfort. Thanks to Joe for selling me the frame and the brakes. > I hope everyone else got out to ride this weekend! > > Brady in SLC > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/967fad20-12ae-42d0-baf6-06cf52fede57n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/967fad20-12ae-42d0-baf6-06cf52fede57n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <B3FB572E-3600-4D08-8872-1529098D86E9.JPG> -- 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/2DA78BD3-A8CC-4C67-AC83-38E4E7324763%40gmail.com.
