Big week for me and the bike, as I finally took the studded tires off on Wednesday. Did the first commute yesterday and got out today for a 30 mile ramble. Been dialing in a few things and swapping out a part here and there. Most fun was putting an old Sackville mudflap on the back fender ala Jared in one of the new Bikes of the Month at Rivendell.
The main thing I've noticed is - nothing. Can't really tell if the second top tubes adds anything or not. If so, it too subtle for me to notice. At least yet. The 60cm frame definitely fits me better than the old 56. That's probably a bigger difference than any extra tube. The fancier lugs are really nice. As is the present paint scheme. Very detailed for an inexpensive Rivendell. Still getting used to sidepull brakes. This is the first bike I've had since high school with these things. They're working fine even wet and with all the puddles I went through today they were plenty wet. Do have the Marathon Racers on the bike now. Will be swapping out to Baby Big Bens in the real near future. In part because the Racers are getting worn. At least for me, they wear down faster than other Schwalbe tires. Personally like them more than the Marathon Supremes. Pic to show snow actually is melting around here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/14126468@N05/8603566131/in/photostream Eric Platt St. Paul, MN -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
