Leslie 650B Legolas!
You already know that's what I'll be ordering if I win. Marc's racing cross custom with 650B wheels. Lower BB, and the lightest skinniest tubing I can get away with. 1"threadless steerer. On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 1:17:40 PM UTC-8, Leslie wrote: > > Since I've got a curvy-stay Bombadil already, as much as I like the name > Appaloosa and might see a 'need' for it as an alternate bike, I really > think, what I'd 'spec' for myself would be, a 650b Legolas.... > > > > On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 12:52:55 PM UTC-5, William wrote: >> >> One potential custom idea that I think would be cool would be a proper >> touring bike with really long chainstays. I'm thinking an Atlantis front >> end with maybe 50-52cm chainstays. Virtually everybody who's tried to fit >> a pannier knows that the downside to too-short chainstays on a touring bike >> is that your feet hit the panniers and you may have insufficient clearance >> for the tires you want to run. What's the downside to too-long chainstays >> on a touring bike? I cannot think of one. Before riding the Appaloosa I >> would have speculated that maybe it would be too flexy or maybe the >> handling would be too weird. Now that I have ridden the Appaloosa, I know >> first-hand that both of those fears are 100% misplaced. >> >> The longest chainstays I know of on traditional touring bikes are in the >> 47-48cm range, but I'm not an expert on the topic. Another full inch or >> two of heel room might be perfect for everything touring-related EXCEPT >> packing the bike. Eventual lucky-raffle-winner, consider it! >> >> >> -- 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/-/abY_kHkJGVkJ. 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.
