> On Apr 21, 2024, at 7:59 PM, RichS <rshannon6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Leah, one more thought building on the Sam, Homer, Ram, etc. suggestions. The > periwinkle color samples Will showed in the Friday Riv newsletter strikes me > as a color that is right in your wheelhouse. I know one of the country bikes > is not at the top of your wanted list, but I believe you could build a > reasonably light (23-24lbs.?), zippy periwinkle Sam rolling on RH or > Continental 5000 32mm tires and you'd be at the front! >
FWIW, I am very happy with my 2 Sams as all-rounder road and trail bikes. I have them set up, position-wise, very much like my “road” bikes and with Noodle bars. I wouldn’t hesitate to take them on a group ride, though I probably wouldn’t try to hang with the 25mph club. One thing to be aware of as you compare options is that Grant likes shallow seat tube angles these days. That makes it a little trickier to compare the handlebar reach with other bikes. (Don’t get me started on the bike companies that are now publishing “effective seat tube angle”.) I decided to set up my Sams with a bit less reach than my other bikes, so the back of the handlebars is just beyond my fingertips, rather than an inch or two. I don’t think you need to go all the way down to 32mm tires to make it zippy. I have 48’s on mine and that might be overkill, but I bet 38’s would be super fast and agile. (Decreasing tire size reduces both pneumatic and geometric trail and it reduces rotational inertia, all of which makes a bike feel “zippier”.) I saw the Periwinkle sample and am stupidly tempted to get a third Sam. But I also understand the curiosity about a true road bike. My Heron and Riv Road and Waterford ST-22 have around 33,000 kms on them since 2017. Ted Durant Milwaukee WI USA -- 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/5668D791-0113-4DE1-BF05-E2816439120E%40gmail.com.
