Hello all, Hoping I can help out some with Tom's questions, also being a taller rider. I purchased a 60cm CG back in Jan of this year and am 6'3" and weigh ~ 210 lbs, so I'm supposedly at the tipping point of the weight limit of this model. However, I had talked to Will before purchasing the bike and expressed some concerns about whether or not my weight and the CG frame would be a problem and he said absolutely no. He said often-time bike manufacturers will post a weight limit as a mile marker, so to speak, to provide some sort of boundary. In my case, as long as I'm not hauling heavy loads and don't put on 50 lbs, I should be ok.
Fast forward to today with ~ 4 months of saddle time, I can report the CG is a blast to ride. It originally had the Albatross bar, which was fine, but swapped to the Bar68 handlebar and Schwalbe Marathon Almotion Tires (700 x 38), so it's very comfortable, light and climbs the moderate hills around my neighborhood with no problem. I've spoiled myself in the past 8 months as I also purchased a Platypus back in Oct last year, so the hardest decision now is deciding which bike to ride when I wander into the garage. Both bikes are neck and neck as far as enjoyment, which in turn caused me to sell my Roadini. At my ripe old age of 64, the drop bar riding scene may be in my rear view mirror. I can't say enough good things about my new best bud Charlie, and would highly advise anyone interested to get one. Thanks, Bill On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < [email protected]> wrote: > Tom - great questions and I hope you get some answers. I am 5’6” and not > going to be of help to you, but Charlie is a lovely bike, that I can assure > you. I don’t know how he compares to the Homer, but every woman I know who > owns a Homer loves hers and wonders the same about Charlie. We just don’t > have enough Charlies out there to make these comparisons, I think. > > Steven, Charlie as a winter bike! Interesting! And I agree about the > comparison to the Platy. > > On Monday, June 15, 2026 at 3:32:44 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Leah and all, >> >> I don't have a Charlie, but am very Charlie-curious, so I'm pleased for >> this thread and will look forward to hearing how other people are finding >> theirs :) >> >> I'm also quite curious about whether people are finding the Charlie more >> light and lively than the Homer, for people who have ridden both! (I'm >> tossing up between these two.) >> >> As a tall person at the top of the nominal weight range for the Charlie, >> I'm also curious to hear if any heavier folks have been riding it, and how >> they have been finding it. I'm guessing that one wouldn't be in danger of >> breaking the bike, but I'd be interested to hear if the bike feels 'noodly' >> at that end of the weight scale. >> >> Apologies for adding more questions than answers, and looking forward to >> hearing about people's experiences, >> Tom >> (Cambridge, UK) >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM Ted Durant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 6:34:19 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>> wrote: >>> >>> At the gem of our area, George. Gull Lake! >>> >>> >>> Home of one of the last remaining fleets of International 210's, the >>> boat I grew up racing on. >>> https://www.210class.com >>> >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3d44a657-8643-453e-9d1a-66725f16e764n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3d44a657-8643-453e-9d1a-66725f16e764n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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/6b930915-da1b-42b7-a7d1-cf08b1bf8278n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6b930915-da1b-42b7-a7d1-cf08b1bf8278n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAPc3Ofw_Q2cBa9YVjmAPRGjg71PiMPwzN97%2BzJ%3DE2pyu77%3Dcjw%40mail.gmail.com.
