My N=1 will very soon be the new Roadini with 44mm Snoqualmi EL tires. I'm another underbiker and my rides are usually recreational with a fanny pack's worth of gear on a lot of broken pavement. It took me a year to realize it's everything I wanted in a custom frame since they've upped it's appetite for tire capacity and when I saw Will's built up...Oof. As for commuting and grocery-getting via bike, I prefer a trusty-rusty fixie to lock-it-and-forget-it, so I'd personally steer away from Riv for that, but I won't promise the Roadini won't get a basket bestowed upon it one day ;)
On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 4:00:58 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Look at those yummy babies! I mean, nice Clem, but the babies!!! 😍😍 > > Once one has had a Clem with that wonderful step-through tube and the way > way lax geometry, it is hard to replace. I ride my Platypuses nearly > exclusively, but I won’t part with that blue Clem. It’s too good, too > comfortable, and has its own brand of beauty. Someday you might like a > Platy, but it doesn’t have to be at the expense of your Clem. Have both! > And, when those little darlings get bigger, how about a 45 Clem for them? > I’m full of the good ideas. > > On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 3:27:20 PM UTC-5 Slin wrote: > >> My answer is my Clem Smith Jr. I've been riding my first and only Riv for >> about a year now and love it. Since I'm on the lighter side, every once in >> a while, I wonder how a not-as-heavy-duty Riv, like a Platypus or AHH would >> be for me. But then it might not work for the 95% of my rides where I'm >> carrying about 60 lbs extra of passengers daily :) >> >> The step-through frame let me size up so there's no knee interference >> with the front seat when pedaling, plus I can get on and off nice and easy. >> >> Here it is in Voltron Mode on a foggy day up on Twin Peaks here in SF. >> >> >> [image: IMG_0421.jpg] >> >> Will took it for a spin too: >> >> [image: 000075290007.jpg] >> On Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 6:31:53 AM UTC-8 Joel S wrote: >> >>> [image: FAC35277-76B6-4A4C-9309-F0F0D7425C13.jpeg]I do love my Saluki >>> that I was lucky to find last year, same color as Matt’s. I also have a >>> Hillborne fitted with 48mm tires but I think my vote goes to the Saluki >>> just because of the older styling. >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 7:31:43 PM UTC-5 Matt Beecher wrote: >>> >>>> I've said it before and will say it again. The Saluki is the best bike >>>> I have ridden. It goes as fast as I can, is lighter than the Atlantis, >>>> can >>>> carry more than I have ever tried, takes wide enough tires + fenders, and >>>> climbs as well as my lighter bikes. It was also my introduction to 650B. >>>> >>>> The one fault it has is that they are pretty hard to find, so I am not >>>> willing to lock it up for more than a couple minutes out of my sight. >>>> >>>> My biggest fault is that I seem to be concerned about exposing it to >>>> active rain and salt (snow), but I wish I could break myself of that fear >>>> and ride the heck out of it more. >>>> >>>> This one returned to me this year and is the closest of the two in >>>> being a beater. I pamper the purple one still. It now has a dynamo >>>> wheelset and a Pass & Stow 3 rail rack. >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_0408.JPG] >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Matt >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- 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/035e942d-ca5f-4b22-9f56-a74eb3bbd530n%40googlegroups.com.
