Can't say whether its tubing related or geometry related, as in how and where the triangles meet, as it's only a small sample, but the major difference I experience is dramatically reduced side-to-side sway when heavily loaded - as in, Ortlieb back pannier overloaded solidly with books - compared with very nice steel-tubed step-through bikes I've owned.
Speculate? I am reminded of the axiom, "The difference between theory and practice is that in theory, there is no difference". Cheers, Chris On Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 12:10:17 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Thanks for the photo. Interesting! I had no idea that there are carbon > fiber omafietses with electric assist. But why not? (If you can afford it; > I looked up the make/model and see it lists for about $7K.) > > Curious, question to all: How does, or how might (alright, go ahead and > speculate) this bike ride differently from a bike similar in geometry but > made from skinny, good quality, thinwall steel tubes? > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM Chris Halasz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Patrick >> >> Photo (honest apologies for non-Riv photo) below; bike's geometry, what >> with 465mm chainstays and 69/71 degree head/seat tubes, is probably most >> like a Betty Foy in handling, and I say most like, as in less like any >> other wonderfully designed Riv geometry. (I would be so tempted by a 62cm >> Betty Foy!) >> >> [image: LeMond_Dutch.jpg] >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39385fe6-2a4c-4a4c-a56d-c98a01a291d3n%40googlegroups.com.
