[RBW] Re: Which Riv. mixte has the shortest chainstays?

2021-06-02 Thread Pam Bikes
I have a 47 cm and 50 cm Betty. I can measure them if you tell me where to start/stop. On Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 3:44:59 PM UTC-4 Jim M. wrote: > Matthew just posted this Wilbury, in case you didn't see it: > https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/d/new-york-52cm- > wilbury-rivendell-bicycle

Re: [RBW] Re: Which Riv. mixte has the shortest chainstays?

2021-05-30 Thread JRStern11 via RBW Owners Bunch
Mathew, thanks. I think he bought this from a guy that lives close by me. I was told that he had put it up for sale at higher price than he paid, so this looks like the one. Same size, color, etc. I will pass but I do appreciate you thinking of me. On the list we used to always give good deals a

[RBW] Re: Which Riv. mixte has the shortest chainstays?

2021-05-30 Thread Jim M.
Matthew just posted this Wilbury, in case you didn't see it: https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/d/new-york-52cm- wilbury-rivendell-bicycle/732904.html They don't come available very often. On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 12:37:49 PM UTC-7 Linda G wrote: > I share Joel's concerns about long c

[RBW] Re: Which Riv. mixte has the shortest chainstays?

2021-05-17 Thread Linda G
I share Joel's concerns about long chainstays and wheelbase. The geometry on the Platypus has not been posted by Rivendell except for some labelled frame diagrams on Instagram which are hard to read. The 50 Platypus appears to have a chainstay of 53 and wheelbase of 120.6. That's compared to a 4

Re: [RBW] Re: Which Riv. mixte has the shortest chainstays?

2021-05-16 Thread JRStern11 via RBW Owners Bunch
Thanks Jim, do they also have the old geometry where one would buy a larger bike than the current ones? My Bleriot is a 55cm where my Sam is a 51cm. I will try to hunt down tome geometry charts, I would think think the TT figures would be the most helpful, Joel Sent from ProtonMail for iOS On

[RBW] Re: Which Riv. mixte has the shortest chainstays?

2021-05-16 Thread Jim M.
Glorius, Betty Foy, and Yves Gomez were all made before the current long chainstay era. Great, beautiful bikes, but good look finding one. After that it would be the Cheviot. For comparison, a 55cm Chev has 50cm chainstays, whereas a 56 Susie has 54. jim m walnut creek, ca On Sunday, May 16, 2