My favorite type of bike! The Regular Ass Road Bike! Zippy tubing, comfy
geo for all day hustling, clearance for 32mm tires, bars just a hair
beneath the saddle height. Everyone needs one. Or, in my case, 4: my
secondhand Weigle, my Roadeo by way of Mike Godwin, my Mercian Superlight,
and my
Patrick your story reminds me of how my brother would recount all his
training in the Air Force to work on F-16's and later on commercial
jetliners. When asked how such and such "really works", there some point
when all you can say is "it's PFM". Pure f'n magic. Beyond explanation and
I’ve recently built up two bikes with road-sized (26mm-ish) tires, and I love
them. A Bontrager RoadLite 1x11, and a Pinarello cross bike set up as a flat
bar singlespeed. So fun and sharp!
Philip
SantaRosa, CA
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW
The Franklin sounds intriguing; can you post a photo?
Your experience may well be due to tubing differences; I know that my
Matthews, built from thinwall, heat treated stuff compared to the
excessively stout tubing of the original Fargo, and with a delicately
shaped "French" curve instead of the
I had a Roadini for a while with 33mm Jack Brown's, and a Seven ti frame with
28 something-or-others. They were great fun in a particular way fatter-tire
bikes can't duplicate. I wouldn't pick that vibe as my only bike, but I like
em!
--
You received this message because you are subscribed
I've been riding my Franklin Reynolds 531ST custom from from '99 a whole
lot lately. man I like that bike. I had the 62 c-c frame made with a
62cm TT and 46cm chainstays. I originally used the Dirt Drop bars from
Nitto but now use an Albatross 56cm steel. 36/46 Origin8 crank and Sachs
