Re: [RBW] Newsflash: High-trail Rivendells work with rear-load bias!

[James Warren]

I'm looking forward to Rosco jokes like the following:

 

"Hey guys, I'll be back in a few minutes. I'm gonna dismount and take a walk to the back end of my Rosco and look for my camp stove."

-----Original Message-----
From: Esteban
Sent: Apr 11, 2012 10:26 AM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Newsflash: High-trail Rivendells work with rear-load bias!

I'm 11... so you'd probably get some strike with those big flippers of yours!  Rosco P. Coltrane has those loooooong stays, so you could set up a tent on the back and never even see it!

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:16:59 AM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote:

What size shoe are you, Esteban? I am a US 13 and found it too
difficult, but forget if that was using toe clips or if it was
platforms. Irony of course is I've finally wound up with a
monster-stayed Trek 728... probably would work well on Sir Rosco Bubbe
too.

=- Joe

On 4/11/12, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yea, the rack's on there thanks to Joe!  I have the rack mounted on the
> fender-mount eyelets rather than the higher and slightly more forward
> rack-mount eyelets.  Bags are pushed all the way back.  I experiences some
> heel strike (maybe about 5 times on a 20-mile round trip commute), but I
> have sneaker pedals on there right now and I move my foot around a lot.  I
> wont' know if its a consistent problem until I put some clipless on there.
>  Its worth noting that these are pretty long chainstays - similar to a
> Saluki.
>
> On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:40:15 AM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> oops, that danged reply-to :-) ... E. and I swapped some rackages and
>> I know that rear Campee well. But do tell: no problems with
>> heel-strike?
>>
>> =- Joe
>>
>> On 4/11/12, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Bunik <jbu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> hey man where'd you get that awesome rack? ;-)
>> >>
>> >
>> > I love it. It would be perfect on our tandem.
>> >
>> > If anyone happens to have one they'd like to sell, let me know.
>> >
>> > -sv
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