Re: [RBW] Clems for Kids

My kid very much uses her bike as a tool as well. As for lights, I was already talking about having a buddy lace that existing clem wheel with a dyno hub over the winter. We went out for a ride the other night and took one of my daughter's friends, so I set her up with lights, only to find out

[RBW] Clems for Kids

After Josh C’s excellent NBD For my Daughter thread, I thought about Clems for kids. It isn’t inexpensive, but a great bike can be such a gift for a child. I have two teenage boys, one in college and one in high school, and they have grown up riding Clems. I got a lot of raised eyebrows when I

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Thanks, Mark! I see the resemblance between those bikes. Meanwhile, older son wants his old Boscos moved over from his grilver bike to his big blue bike. I went on Riv’s website to order new (non-moosey) Boscos and found these “Baby Boscos.” https://www.rivbike.com/collections/handlebars/produc

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Love it! Nail polished or painted lug work, with the "it's OK to use nail polish" of the group would allow his artistic side to come out on his bike. The honey accents look good on both the grilver and the blue. Roberta On Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 2:30:02 AM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Di

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I hope E comes to realize how COOL that blue is. I think it's my favorite Clem color, and that Select almost-honey-now saddle looks great on it. That's a nice bike! Joe Bernard On Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 10:26:43 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Clem photos. > > > Sent from

[RBW] Clems for Kids

In 2018, my older son, E, was gifted a 45 cm grilver Clem H by someone on this list, who wishes to remain anonymous. You can read about it in the link below. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rbw-owners-bunch/qrKUcYAQetM Anyway, E was very proud of his Rivendell (an outrageously nice bicyc

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Ben, I truly was grateful that that option was no longer available, though reading it now I see how it could sound miffed or bummed. I am neither, and even if the case had been that I did decide to buy it and it was gone, I am a firm believer in "you snooze, you lose!" especially if you went ahe

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> > My 7 year old has been riding a 24" wheeled Giant mtn bike for a coupla > years. I had a buddy that was sponsored by Fairdale bikes & they sent him a > small instead of medium Weekender > > to race cyclocross. Rather

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Mark, I felt like an ass when it dawned on me that I had purchased the very frame you introduced to discussion. I can be awkward and slow that way. When I saw some 45's with white trim become available, I called Vince and changed our order. I love that white trim! So if you have interest, ther

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Well there you go, made my decision for me. I'm sure your daughter will love her Clementine. When she's done gnarring, she can go shopping with it. And one day possibly pass it to her daughter. I think I will stop projecting ahead and wait till my son's legs grow a bit longer before I indulge

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At the other end of the "kid" spectrum, I just bought a black 45cm Clementine blem frame. My 23 yr old daughter and I will transfer components from her '87 Schwinn Sierra ( BB too high ) to make this into her Boss Clementine mountain bike. Gnar, etc. -- You received this message because you ar

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My son's even further off from riding a 26" bike - well, he can't walk yet, so many years before he'll be riding a full-sized bike. I realized I was crazy wanting to buy the CL Clem and putting it in a closet for who knows how many years. David Chicago On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 8:59:16

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Nice job, Erl, looks like a fun bike! Thanks everyone for the feedback. I do have a bicycle tucked away in a closet that I bought for him off the Bob list a while back that uses 26" wheels. My vague plan was/is to buy a small Clem and build it up with the parts from this bike, but I guess I shou

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Edwin, Awesome photos! The kids look so happy! Jets? No, but I am not sure where the Cromartie jersey came from. He is actually a Green Bay Packer's fan hence the green and yellow pain scheme on his bike. Good work on the Clem! Erl On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 4:34:21 PM UTC-5, Edwin W wro

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Erl, Forget the bike, is that a Jets fan riding it??? I got a Clem for my oldest son. He is almost 10 and just barely fits on the the small one. Here are some pics. https://www.flickr.com/photos/90785999@N06/albums/72157661094042625 There aren't many great, practical bikes for this size kid ou

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Nice inventive build and paint job, Erl. Looks like the old Lotus automobile colors. He does look like he enjoys the bike! Steve -- 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 fro

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Mark, When my youngest son was almost 10 years old and about 55" inches tall (he is less than 50th percentile for height), I put him on an old mountain bike frame-44cm- that was his mother's bike. It, however, is a 700c wheel frame. I spray painted it his favorite colors, put some sweptback ba

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I bought a small Clementine that I expect will ultimately be my daughters, she's a few years off from being able to ride it but it's ideal for my son now & if my wife decides she would like to ride, she would fit it perfectly. I haven't worried too much about a bike for my son(he has his littl

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Well, since I have a Clementine, and he's generally pretty sophisticated about bikes, and it is black, just like mine, I think I will be okay with that part. But it did cross my mind (and the high top one on CL is $200 less than the low at Riv!) Anybody else have an age when their child was oka

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Probably it's not a big deal since you ride a mixte, but I would make darn sure my boy would ride a "girl's bike" before I'd spend that kind of money on a Clementine. Eric who had a Cheviot, so don't take that "girl's bike" thing the wrong way On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 10:52 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' vi

[RBW] Clems for Kids

The PSA about the 45cm Clem got me thinking. I am tempted to buy it for my little guy, but a Clementine would make more sense, since the high bar version requires a minimum of 73cm PBH, while the low will accommodate a 67cm PBH. Then I noticed that Riv is selling a blemished black 45cm Clementi