This, and also per my brief dalliance with a Susie..the front end has a slack angle for trail riding which can feel a bit floppy if you're used to more road-oriented Rivs.
Joe Bernard On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 10:51:19 AM UTC-7 Paul Clifton wrote: > Daniel, > I haven't had any self-steer on my Gus yet, but on my Baby Bike with 2.3" > Big Ones, self steer was always when the tires were under-inflated. There's > a sweet spot on those tires, but they're so big a plush that it's easy to > ride them a little too low. I'd give them 5 more PSI and see how that feels > (if the headset seems allright ...). > > Paul > > On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 11:29:45 AM UTC-5 Daniel MacPherson wrote: > >> 700cc tires. 2.3 inches G-One Speed Light Tires. Very little tread so >> they are quick. >> >> So far I love the feel of the bike (very comfy). It feels surprisingly >> light given its length and steel nature. My only issue is some >> self-steering issues while turning, but I don't know if that's due to >> headset issues, the design of the bike, or the tires. Anyone else >> experience these issues ? >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Daniel M >> Tallahasee >> >> On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 3:33:57 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Brendon: A Riv cuddling up to a Volvo 240? That marriage will last. >>> >>> I've never owned a Volvo, but my brother, who drives 35X more in a year >>> than I do (me, no more than 500 miles per year), and traveled several times >>> per year between LA and ABQ until he moved to latter, owned several of >>> these, all hi-miles, and swore by them. Apparently, almost as good as old >>> Toyotas. >>> >>> What are those tires? >>> >>> Daniel: G-Ones! I can't read the tire size; 650B or 700C? 60s for >>> certain. >>> >>> If those G-Ones are anything close to as nice as the ineffably wonderful >>> lightest-model Big Ones, then those are very, very nice tires indeed. What >>> model G-One, and how do you find them? >>> >>> Patrick Moore, who just had a nice early-monsoon, cool-temp, mixed >>> pavement/dirt ride on the 700C X 60 Big One-shod Matthews 1:1. >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 12:33 PM Daniel MacPherson <macphe...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Please see attached for my Hillibike. First time Riv Owner. I always >>>> wanted a Riv bike and finally pulled the trigger with the Susie. I will >>>> mostly use it for commuting but maybe the occasional gravel trail. >>>> >>>> Daniel MacPherson >>>> Tallahassee, Fl >>>> >>>> -- 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/be3225b6-3ee0-4c26-83dc-e900ad20a121n%40googlegroups.com.
