I love the concept of the "picnic bike". It brings to mind a casual, easy pace, summer days, etc., and a ride involving destination (park? beach? forest?) and a meal. While any bike will do for such a ride, it's that much more fun on a Rivendell. Lunch is often the focal point for our rides.
dougP On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:46:48 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote: > > > Michael, my wife didn't want the bike either. Her Trek hybrid was just > fine. . As I said she doesn't really care about bikes. Her bike in Japan is > less than $100.00. Yesterday I asked her if she wanted to keep the Betty > Foy or sell it and her answer was quick and unequivocal, no, she loves the > bike and wants to keep it. I think she is surprised by the differences > between the two bikes. > > After her first ride, she said it was the first time her back didn't get > sore. She said climbing hills was a lot easier and not just because of the > gearing. I suspect the wheels played a big part. 700c with 35 mm tires > hybrid tires can compete with Velocity Synergies and Grand Bois Hetere's. > She loved the comfort of the ride from the tires and commented on this. The > ability to really raise the bars was something she also liked. The shifting > was also crisp and clean and she noticed. This is because I used Dura Ace > bar end shifters and XT rear derailleur. > > In the back of my mind I know if she didn't like it, I would sell the > frame and keep the parts for myself and build a Hilsen for my bike. With > you having your Sam, I guess that isn't the cards for you. > > For those who care about the build. > > 50 cm Betty Foy > Albatross bars, cork grips > 10 cm Nitto Tallux stem > Dura Ace bare end shifters > 165 mm Sugino X2 triple > MKS pedals > Tektro brakes > Nitto crystal seat post > Brooks B68 > XT rear > Shimano Ultegra triple front derailleur. > Velocity Synergy rims > Grand Bois Hetres > Nitto Mark's Rack > Wald basket > cargo net. > > > > > > > On Monday, July 15, 2013 1:48:44 AM UTC-4, Michael wrote: >> >> Awesome bike and looks comfy for her. I have my Alba bars up high, too. >>> Thanks for the pics. >> >> >> >> I would love to get my wife a Betty but she doesn't want one. I keep >> raising the issue. I think she would love the easy shifting with the Silver >> shifters and the shape of the Alba bars. Wish I could get her off the >> Raleigh. Maybe I'll lower my Sam saddle and let her try it out for >> reference. >> > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
