My area is way too hilly and I am way too old to entertain a single speed (or two or three speed) anyway so its not something I am interested in BUT I was still curious. If its designed to use a tensioner then why not just single speed one of their existing bikes?
On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10:19:37 AM UTC-4 velomann wrote: > Correction - not track dropouts; horizontal facing forward (I think). > Mike M > > On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 7:15:07 AM UTC-7 velomann wrote: > >> Grant wants folks to be able to run a double crankset and front >> derailleur if they want. It's an odd duck for sure; 120mm rear spacing with >> track dropouts but a derailleur hanger. And there might be a braze-on for >> running a shift cable for a front derailleur if they can't find a good >> bolt-on option. >> Wouldn't be my choice but I'm getting one anyway ;-) >> >> Mike M >> >> On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 5:28:39 AM UTC-7 Johnny Alien wrote: >> >>> Question about that....if it requires a string tensioner then what makes >>> it a singlespeed specific frame? He said it had horizontal dropouts which >>> is what would typically fix the need for a tensioner. >>> >>> On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 11:19:40 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote: >>> >>>> The PLP interview mentioned the samples coming late this month, and the >>>> production frames probably pushed over new years now. I have to say, when >>>> Grant said it's essentially a singlespeed Homer, I became suddenly >>>> interested. >>>> >>>> On Friday, 7 July 2023 at 09:44:49 UTC-7 Edwin W wrote: >>>> >>>>> The mid-May Blahg did say December in purple and dark orange. Or >>>>> purple and Sergio green. >>>>> >>>>> We will see! >>>>> >>>>> Love the idea of it, >>>>> >>>>> Edwin >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 5:40:16 PM UTC-5 penne...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The mid-May Blahg >>>>>> <https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/grant-petersens-blog/june>has em >>>>>> slated for December in purple and dark orange. >>>>>> Mack in Alberta >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 4:21:05 PM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The latest update they published was in February. saying they'd ship >>>>>>> put of Taiwan in August/September. That same email update said there >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> be a lugged Susie shipping in June and Platypus in July. The Susie's >>>>>>> don't >>>>>>> seem to be here yet, so maybe push everything back a little. October? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 1:54:59 PM UTC-7 Dick Combs wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone got any news/updates on availability? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- 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/d23eb30d-6cde-4c12-ab80-520d06e7809cn%40googlegroups.com.
