I totally agree with Leah; dudes should ride bikes with girl names too!
At the same time...Clem is short for Clémence, Clementine, or Clément. I do
have several friends named Clementine that go by "Clem" (I live in France,
Clementine is a common name here).
la bise,
john
On Thursday, November
Almost always a Riv frame purchase comes with a headset, so make sure they
know you have one already. If a headset is included, they may offer to
give it to you separately uninstalled for future use, or maybe they'd do a
gentleman's buy-back for you, and allow you to grab something else you
I am triple digits beyond the weight limit, so I went with the Gus. The big
question for me was the frame size. I am 6' and 83 PBH so I could have gone
M or L. I would usually have gone L because of my long torso, but I wanted
to keep as much clearance to the TT as possible so I went M, I also
Here's another perspective on the weight vs. frame stiffness vs. stem
type:
I think I would probably prefer the stouter tubing and
not-inconsequentially-bigger frame size of the large sized Gus over the
equivalent Susie, but I got the later instead. Ironically, I chose this
precisely
That’s a sharp looking Peugeot, Mark!
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Close enough Mark, there aren't enough words to describe *that which is
everything*, including the word itself :)
My favorite ride, is this One it's Life Itself !
On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 7:05:56 AM UTC-5, Mark Roland wrote:
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> I understand the lighter tubing equals
So I see some people don't understand that a lighter tubing =a more
responsive ride and more give when you hit large bumps.If they make a
lighter tubed version there's a reason. If you plan on carrying more weight
(or you weigh more)you get the heavier tubing, if you weigh less get the
light
Hi All,
Yes I did order a Susie today. I talked to Vince who was, as always very
helpful. I talked size mostly, my longish PBH for my height and my large
feets but relatively light weight put me on a large Susie. I'm pretty
excited obviously.this will make us a 4 Riv household and my first
I found the draft brochure on Grant's blahg and magnified it enough to read
that he did not want to publicize the numbers because people make ill
informed decisions based on them. I can understand that but if/when I pay
$1600 for a frame I have never seen in person, I need something to base it
Thanks, Patrick. I really like the looks of this frame.
On Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 1:03:43 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> Andy asked if Gus would make a good all rounder. Yes. Absolutely.
>
> With abandon,
> Patrick
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> On Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 9:16:51 AM UTC-7, Andy Beichler
The Gus and Susie are showing up for me on the Geometries and Sizing page
on Riv's site. Looks like 71.5 degree seat tube angles and 69 degree head
tube across the whole size range. I really appreciate them posting this!
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Am I reading that correctly, that a 57cm Gus has a 67.5 cm effective top
tube length? I thought the ETT has looked awful short in the photos I've
seen but maybe that's an illusion due to most having pullback bars.
On Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 11:45:35 AM UTC-6, Christopher Cote wrote:
Andy asked if Gus would make a good all rounder. Yes. Absolutely.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 9:16:51 AM UTC-7, Andy Beichler wrote:
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> Is there a brochure yet where I can look at geometry, etc? I like the
> looks of the Gus (way too heavy for the Susie) better than
Rivendell has made it a specific point to not post the geometry. I think
there was a diagram with numbers leaked but retracted at one point, but not
100% sure on that. Rivelo just posted this info on their blog, which at
least gives the top tube dimensions. It also introduces yet another
Is there a brochure yet where I can look at geometry, etc? I like the looks
of the Gus (way too heavy for the Susie) better than most bikes these days
and wonder if it would make a good all rounder.
On Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 7:05:14 AM UTC-5, David Wadstrup wrote:
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> Good morning,
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>
Grady: Those are good points that I would need to consider, too, if I was in
the market. I liked Susie/Wolbis better on my short jaunts in a direct
comparison with Gus, but I already have two trail-capable street Rivs. To go
for the full traily vibe a Gus would make more sense for me.
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I had the opportunity to take a Gus Boots on an extended test ride in the Mount
Diablo State Park. My test ride included all terrain types from tarmac to a
steep singletrack decent down a rocky spine. My opinion is Gus is the most
hili (mountain bikey) of the Rivendell lineup. It’s really a
The Sam Hillborne got it right with only the unisex "Hillborne" logo -
could/should maybe drop the first name altogether
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I was going to buy the susie purely because I have a quill stem bullmoose I
want to use on it. Wont be carrying loads and only weigh 75kg.
I agree with others that I love all the names but i wish there was only one
name per bike. Would totally buy the susie longbolts over the wolbis
slugstone
Deacon Patrick! Long time no hear— it’s great to see you back commenting on the
forums again. Here’s hoping we’ll see lots more of your thoughtful and
insightful posts in the future. The web’s not the same without you friend. All
the best,
~Mark
Raleigh, NC
> On Nov 16, 2019, at 14:21,
I'm 200 lbs and ride my fixed gear Quickbeam on most everything as my
gofast MTB, much as you describe using your future hillybike. I love it. So
long as you ride "light" (unweight the saddle for the technical bits),
you'll do fine. I expect the Susie is beefier than the QB. Grin.
However, I
Knowing little more about the two bikes other than what you've described,
I'd certainly go for the Susie if it were me! It sounds like the more
lively bike, unloaded, and if you're riding at a fairly relaxed pace, I
think all the more reason to inject some liveliness. Plus, the additional
flex
The OP asked a number of questions. Here are my answers to those questions:
1. So, given my weight and purpose, which would you suggest?
Given your weight and purpose I would suggest the Susie
2. It’s been my understanding that a quill stem set-up weights a bit more
than threadless. Is this
Sounds like your description mirrors the Susie ad copy rather closely...
I think it's very cool Riv is introducing an updated design specifically
for trail riding!
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The larger diameter tubing in the Gus is functional for the purposes of
stabilizing larger loads/riders. The idea of "saving weight" and it's
desirability seems to ingrained in the cycling world that few question it.
Do question it to your own satisfaction ! Does less weight alone really
I've no specific knowledge of either frame as I don't do that kind of
riding.
A better question might be where does a gap exist in your stable of bikes?
(if you have 7 Riv's you may not have much/any gap). You cite the Hunq for
the heavy loaded stuff and that you'll go load-free with no
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