| Hey Paul,
I sent you an email but not sure if you got it. I’m a new a parent and while I’ve got other Rivs that I plan to use with a kid seat, I’ve definitely been curious to experience the Bebe with my baby! Thanks,
Joe Mullins Very Good Sound Company Inc. On Dec 2, 2022, at 8:13 AM, Paul Clifton <paulgclif...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm with you on that Hoch. I'm the third owner of a semi-custom Boulder All Road 650b. Aside from being a particularly special bike, it happens to fit like no other bike I've ever ridden. I've considered selling it several times, because I don't ride it much, and I've basically stopped riding drop bars anyway, but I know that if I'm going to own a drop bar road bike, it's the only one that will ever do, so it's staying, and I get it out 6 or 10 times a year for a 30 mile gravel ride and remember why I have it and how much fun a sporty bike that really fits is.
It's actually a really similar situation to the Bebe bike. It's a really specialized bike for a specific purpose that I don't actually take part in (Brevets or Babies). So I'm not in a rush to replace it. Ideally I could send it out on loan locally to parents I know, but I don't have that kind of network these days.
Paul
On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 9:35:49 AM UTC-6 Hoch in ut wrote:
Ah, got it. Well, I’m sure you’ll find the Clem rides great. I had one for a bit and I liked it.
That said, I had a bike years ago (Surly). Fit was amazing and I felt like I could pedal forever on it. I foolishly decided to sell it for another bike. I couldn’t get it to fit right so I bought another. But despite using the exact same components, I still couldn’t get it to fit like the original. Lesson learned, if you have a bike that rides and fits well, hold on to it.
On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 8:09:03 AM UTC-7 Paul Clifton wrote:
Hey Hoch,
The fork is a Clem fork but I'm pretty sure the head tube angle is different, part of the way they made the effective top tube so long and gave it such good balance with a 30 lb load behind the handle bars.
I don't really want to get rid of it or get a new bike, but I do want another parent and kid to have the wonderful experience my daughter and I had for the couple years she fit the Yepp seat, so if there's a more-or-less drop-in replacement out there, I want to know about it.
Paul
On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 8:59:34 AM UTC-6 Hoch in ut wrote:
I believe the Rosco uses Clem forks, so I’m assuming the front end is similar, if not the same. Rivendell told me that they also use the same front end on the Gus, Susie, Atlantis so they should all ride very similar.
Unless you just want a new bike to get a new bike (nothing wrong with that), I’d just keep the Rosco. It’s a very unique and rare bike.
On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:05:27 AM UTC-7 Paul Clifton wrote:
Thanks for the feedback Richard and Laing. I certain I'd enjoy a Clem, but I guess I'll never know how unique the Bebe bike is until I can ride them both back to back. There's still part of me that wants to get it to another new parent.
Laing, please share you thoughts when you get the Bebe on the road. I can tell you it's just as fun without a kid on the front as it is with one. The extra load just adds to the stability.
Paul
On Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 6:29:39 PM UTC-6 lconley wrote:
I own both, but I have never completed the Bebe build [everything done but the brakes and chain-line (S-A 3 speed)], so not much help yet. I bought the Bebe because of the long effective top tube. I have short legs and a long torso and it seemed like it might be the ideal step through for bars with a lot of backsweep. I also have a Betty Foy, Rosco Bubbe Medium Mountain Mixte and the one and only Keven's Bike true mixte. Some day I may not be able to swing my leg over and I wanted to cover all the options on Rivendell step-thrus. I never intended for the Bebe to be a baby bike, it's my long torso bike.
Laing
On Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 6:11:23 PM UTC-5 Paul Clifton wrote:
Has anyone ridden both a Clem L and a Rosco Bebe enough to comment on the differences?
My bebe has long since outgrown the Yepp Mini front seat, and I'm now using the Bebe to drag a copilot.
Part of me feels like I should pass the Bebe on to a new parent, but another part of me wants to just keep it. The ride is phenomenal, and really unlike anything else I've ever ridden and I doubt I'd ever get it back if I let it go.
The 68 degree seat tube angle is really comfortable, and the really long effective top tube puts so much bike out in front of the rider that it feels like it really takes the lead. It's absurdly stable on fast descents and carves corners without any skittishness.
If I was going to sell it, I'd probably replace it with a Clem as my kid hauling townie, since I'd like to keep my Gus set up for rowdy single track fun.
So I'm curious if anyone can actually compare the two.
Paul in AR
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