"I am not interested in fenders or tires larger than 28, nor am I interested (for the purposes of this discussion) in fineness of joinery or cosmetic details. Just fit (or potential for fit) and, above all, handling."
In that case you should just get early 80's Centurion LeMans, Raliegh Comp., Nishiki International, Panasonic, or similar for like half what you will pay for the RB1. Great bikes. There are plenty of bikes just as good if not better than an RB1 in the above respects, without the RB1's attendant cache & price tag (which is in no small part due to the subsequent success of Rivendell). Not to downplay Bridgestone- cool catalogs, innovative ideas (but the RB1 was not one of them). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/f1zlYf7t3VMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
