[RBW] Re: Carradice Bagman/SQR Questions

2022-04-27 Thread J. W.
I have this question too -- I was just looking at the Carradice quick-release last week and saw that there wasn't room on my saddle rails before they started angling, to mount the support, because my saddle (B17) is a little bit forward of the usual placement. I'd have to move the saddle back,

[RBW] Re: Thinking of getting A Homer- does it feel quick?

2022-03-30 Thread J. W.
Graham, I just got my hands on my brand new Homer *today*, and while it will stay in the shop for a day or two longer for the last couple of things/adjustments, I got to ride it briefly and it felt absolutely incredible. Mine is also the 58cm model (I'm 5'11"), I have it set up with Noodle

[RBW] Re: Pigeonholed in Bicycle Philosophy

2022-03-06 Thread J. W.
Lovely post Andy. You wrote: The conclusions that I have found and my riding objectives shaped the bike > I had made for me and those objective needs. I took 20 years of almost > there, but have it nailed now. I am new here so I haven't seen it if you've posted it before--can you post a

Re: [RBW] Re: Just noticed 2021 Homers have much steeper top tube than older models?

2022-02-18 Thread J. W.
I think Sams always had the 6-degree slope, but the MUSA AHHs used to be close to horizontal, and changed to 6 degrees when production moved to Taiwan. My confusion about the 2021/2022 model of AHH was due to a mistake in data entered at the geometry comparison website bikeinsights.com, where

[RBW] Re: Just noticed 2021 Homers have much steeper top tube than older models?

2022-02-15 Thread J. W.
planning the build, am very excited and will post again when I really am a RBW owner. Best - Jon in Montreal On Monday, February 14, 2022 at 10:35:13 AM UTC-5 J. W. wrote: > > Hi everyone, this is my first post to this forum. After years of coveting > a Riv, I ordered a Homer and my deale

[RBW] Just noticed 2021 Homers have much steeper top tube than older models?

2022-02-14 Thread J. W.
Hi everyone, this is my first post to this forum. After years of coveting a Riv, I ordered a Homer and my dealer expects delivery this spring. As I was just checking geometry to make sure I have a stem of the right length ready for my reach, I noticed that the 2021 model has a considerably