[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Zed, Your record-breakingly thorough review of the Clem continues to be enlightening, as I only just found it yesterday! After falling hard for my Hillborne, I got to daydreaming about replacing my vintage MTB commuter with a Clem H. What struck me especially is that the 52 ended up being a

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Mark, I understand what you're saying about your hand placement. With me, I have the stock grips and in my "normal" riding position, my hands are in front of the grips. The brake clamp bolt is under my palms most of the time. That's right about the middle of the gripping area. Sliding my hands

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Cool pix. Relaxed, Very Relaxed, Fairly Sporty. Sounds like shopping for jeans! I still get confused, but that's another story. I have the

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Zed, This is an incredibly helpful and useful post! Thank you. You have convinced me to get those bars. Thanks! Erl -- 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

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Patrick The Deacon, I rode a 52 Clem last Saturday at RBW on that ride I bonked out of. This was a faster ride than my normal style (slowish with a dose of slower), so I took advantage of all that space to get forward over the bars for hard pedaling. I alternated between the sit-back position

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

OK, I remembered how to set my camera for intervals and once the lens cleared up because dang it's humid out there, I got some shots of 1) my setup as close to proper Riv non-wide angle level as I could in a hurry, so you can see my relationship of saddle and stem height and all that goodness

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Thanks, Zed! With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 2:46:00 PM UTC-6, Zed Martinez wrote: > > Hey Patrick. I have a picture here for reference: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/zedmartinez/25692901481/ > > I use the usual primary grip area on mine for slow, casual, or street >

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Hey Patrick. I have a picture here for reference: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zedmartinez/25692901481/ I use the usual primary grip area on mine for slow, casual, or street riding. When I'm at crusing speed, I use the bend with the knobs. I am 100% certain I would not enjoy using that grip

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Question for those of you with Clem/entine Boscos: What hand positions do you use for what situations? My daughters ride nearly all the time in the full upright position. They can switch and have tried other hand positions, but find it disconcerting to do so. They are still growing into the

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Great post Zed. I love the boscos. Took your advice and bought compass tires and they are great. For me the Clem is just a perfect bike. I'm busy adding my own personal touches, but the feel of the bike is special. I think it's an iconic bike. It seems like the things Grant wanted to do with a

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

The thing I really love about the Clem is how well it fits me, which most "normal" factory bikes do not. The long top tube, intended to make it work well with swept-back bars I assume, means that with less-swept-back bars, I can get a fit that works for me as a short-legged, long-torso

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

I rode a 52 with Boscos at RBW on Saturday, and it fit like a glove. So much so that getting back on my 45 yesterday proved I guessed wrong on size. It fits well enough with the Choco-Moose bars as an "upright bike", but on the 52 I had a lot more room to sit upright at the ends, or stretch

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Thanks for the review of the Clem. I have one and enjoy it a lot. Jim DMassachusetts On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:36:55 PM UTC-4, Zed Martinez wrote: > > After switching from my original albastache build to boscos a while back > and getting some more mileage and longer

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

Good review, Zed. I've been meaning to post a 6-month review myself, now I might not need to! I bought a stock complete Clementine, so there is some difference. I have been saying Give Bosco a Chance at every opportunity. I committed to 100 days, and it makes a difference. Mine are bullmoose,

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

> > but I suppose Riv Riders tend to buy up as the years go by anyway > You know, I thought about this too, and the thing with the Clem is you can't really buy up in the line from it, in a way. The Joe and Hunq are both similar in their ways, but not really the same. The Joe is lighter and

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr, 7 month and 2200 miles in

That was a very good review! I love the picture of your bike with the ortlieb bags pushed all the way back, and the other cargo shots too. It's very perceptive of you to comment on how the Clem would be a tough sell for your friends. I think maybe most of Rivendell's customers are people who