@Dan, Very well written report ! Thank-you for sharing. I am happy for you that you are enjoying your new Appaloosa. Long may you ride and explore to brighter smiles and joy in your personal Outback.
Cheers to you from the PNW ! Kim Hetzel. 52cm Clem "L". On Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 7:18:36 AM UTC-7 Valerie Yates wrote: > I like drop bars, just not the Straggler. It was pretty and took 650b > wheels but felt heavy and dull to me. Mine was small (51?). Might be better > in larger sizes. Mine felt stiff and stout and had no glide. > > Your bike looks better and better. Curious to learn your opinion of those > tires. They look very capable. How do they ride? I have Schwalbe Marathon > Supremes on mine. Feels very Cadillac. Curious too about the quick rack. I > like to have the rack mounted to the eyelets. Not sure the benefit of > mounting to the seat post. Is that the quick part? > > > On Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 5:10:49 AM UTC-6 Dan wrote: > >> Valerie, it's comforting to hear that others have made the same journey >> as me. >> My Straggler has found its place in my stable as the drop-bar and >> fendered bike. I like having the option to ride drops! To further >> differentiate it from the Appaloosa, though, I've removed the rear rack and >> added a front low-rider rack, shaving about 1kg of weight in the process. >> >> I'll share more photos as it reaches its final form. I'm still waiting on >> the dynamo light install, and I've swapped out the light and fast (but >> fragile) Panaracer Driver Pro tyres for Ultradynamico Mars Robustos. Oh, >> and I bought an Ortlieb Quick Rack rear rack to use on the bike, which fits >> PERFECTLY, is sturdy, and really is as easy to put on / remove as they >> claim. >> >> With the new tyres: >> [image: IMG_2049.jpeg] >> >> The Quick Rack: >> [image: IMG_1649.jpeg] >> >> -- 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/37a513c9-c85a-40a6-bba0-cc4c711b1511n%40googlegroups.com.
