Re: [RBW] Re: Sharing Your Winter Ride Fotos 2023

[Richard Rose]

Hello Kim. Too soon to tell. I have yet to complete the build. I am waiting on cables. It is complete enough for me to pedal (slowly!) around the driveway & down the street to check fit & get a feel for it. I think I am very close - it feels very familiar. I am trying to duplicate my position / touch points from the Clem. It’s a bit tricky going back & forth between bikes with measurements. The Gus sits higher off the ground - higher bottom bracket & bigger wheels. Same saddle on both bikes, B17. Bosco bars on both, 550 steel on the Clem, 580 aluminum on the Gus. Saddle position nearly identical on both bikes. Gus is longer so I have a shorter stem (parts bin) on it - 80mm vs. 135mm on the Clem. I think I need a 100mm for the Gus as the reach to the tips is about 2.5cm shorter on the Gus. All that said, it feels fantastic. I am very optimistic that it will be a blast to ride on the MTB trails I frequent. When mounting the Gus I do miss the true step through Clem. I need to work on my hip flexibility! But the Gus feels a bit stiffer which I think is a good thing for singletrack. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Kim Hetzel <krhet...@gmail.com> wrote:  Hi Richard, How does your new Gus feel and handle ? Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA. On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 6:22 AM Richard Rose <rmros...@gmail.com> wrote: Been meaning to post a few pics. <image0.jpeg> <image1.jpeg> <image2.jpeg> Sent from my iPhone On Jan 30, 2023, at 4:34 PM, Slin <slin...@gmail.com> wrote: Takashi - Thanks, I just built up the Platypus for my wife. I'm in San Francisco, so it doesn't get that cold. :) On Monday, January 30, 2023 at 6:22:57 AM UTC-8 Takashi wrote: Thanks for great photos everyone! Piaw, that's a cool-looking Roadini. Must be fun zipping through the pictured landscape. Ryan, I agree with you, the view is worth the hard climb. Spectacular. Cody, congrats on getting a new Sam! That silver is so beautiful. Glad to know that your Sam is already comfortable. Please keep posting photos! Luke, I assume there were no cars due to that fallen tree. Looks like a very quiet ride. Brian, the picture with crispy fallen leaves is very winter-ish. Looks very cold, did you have a good sleep? Jock, wow, that rainbow! Thank you for sharing. MoVelo, your bike looks like a very useful machine, and a perfect one to ride on a road like that. Jason, great picture as always, catching the atmosphere so well that I almost feel like being there. Eric, as others commented in another thread, that's a beautifully restored bike. And I love that you are taking it to that beautiful place right after building it. Slin, that's a beautiful Platypus. Looks like a warm day? Luke, that's a spectacular view. I assume it's very cold on a windy day. Ted, now THAT's a winter ride foto! That white road looks like inviting the cyclist to ride as far as possible. Matti, oh, another happy new Sam rider! That green color, along with shiny fenders and a classy front bag, looks great. Enjoy many miles on it! We had some snowfall last night and today: Takashi -- 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/f059a55e-93f7-45fc-b3a4-07fddd701e7an%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/RvIuGYGfy4o/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/386AC14E-05C4-4908-8232-B1DCAE2EF2D7%40gmail.com. -- 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/CANRt_x%3DO18cQn6Ju_U0j-f34bXbvz-AkfD6NiGUVLe5P%2BB1Thg%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/093F29FF-74AF-4904-AE33-CD937DEDB4C9%40gmail.com.