I'll chime in that while the very long (54cm?) chainstays on some of the frames introduce some storage concerns, they (the Platypus, for instance) ride very, very nicely.
That said, I dislike the common (what, 41cm?) short chainstays far more than I dislike the extended variety. My chainstay sweet spot compromise may be more like 46cm, but I find myself drawn to even longer. What I haven't yet come to appreciate are large tires for road use, say, anything over 35mm. The longer chainstay bikes, to me, start to look nervous with narrower tires. I really like the looks of the Clem H, though. Maybe there's more learning for me to appreciate the wider, heavier, bouncier tread. But that's another topic. - Chris On Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:30:45 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Ian thinks "there's a heaping good portion of "I got mine" in your > perspective." > > You are allowed to think whatever you like about me and my motives. Are > you in the market for a new (to you) bike now? What is your build concept? > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > > > > > On Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 4:02:18 PM UTC-8 ian m wrote: > >> On Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 12:26:11 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> All those wanting Rivendell to re-release bikes they made 10 years ago do >> NOT have to turn in their Riv card, but they ARE outing themselves as PAWNS >> of the T&D IC. Resist the pressures of the Time and Date Industrial >> Complex! >> >> >> BL I feel like I understand where you're coming from in this thread and >> largely I don't disagree with much of what you're saying but I think >> there's a heaping good portion of "I got mine" in your perspective. Yes, I >> do have whatever the reverse of FOMO is when it comes to Riv bikes (Sad I >> Missed Out, SIMO?). I learned about Riv circa the late aughts while working >> at Amoeba in Berkeley and riding my POS fixed gear bike (with Wald 808 bars >> and front basket) everywhere. Dreamt of virtually every model at the time, >> all of which were firmly out of reach with a record store employee >> paycheck. Had I been able to afford a couple twos threes of their bikes at >> the time I'd probably be hang up free about their current designs. But I >> think we all want what we can't have, and (for a terrible comparison) I >> lament plenty of other unfortunate changes like the reality of modern >> pickup trucks as opposed to my first two, the Datsun 720 and Toyota 22RE. >> Change may be constant but it's not always beneficial >> > -- 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/19c4d79e-e56c-44dd-be2d-b4013c8585ffn%40googlegroups.com.
