Re: [RBW] Soma San Marcos review @ Bicycle Times

2013-05-11 Thread dan gee
The stiffness of the frame also makes a bike feel fast/reactive versus slow/inert, to me, anyway. In my brief ride on a Roadeo, it felt responsive and springy like a skinny tire road bike. But then again, it's pretty obvious that a lot of perceptions of "fastness" have a lot more to with looks a

Re: [RBW] Soma San Marcos review @ Bicycle Times

2013-05-11 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Sat, 2013-05-11 at 07:45 -0700, Doug Williams wrote: > I also found the review frustratingly vague. As you said, he talks > about geometry, but doesn’t specify what he means. To be fair, most > bike reviews are like this one: a gloss over without offering any > specifics. > > He also says, “The

Re: [RBW] Soma San Marcos review @ Bicycle Times

2013-05-11 Thread Doug Williams
I also found the review frustratingly vague. As you said, he talks about geometry, but doesn’t specify what he means. To be fair, most bike reviews are like this one: a gloss over without offering any specifics. He also says, “The San Marcos gets you where you want to go in comfort and style

Re: [RBW] Soma San Marcos review @ Bicycle Times

2013-05-09 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Thu, 2013-05-09 at 10:03 -0600, René Sterental wrote: > http://www.bicycletimesmag.com/content/review-soma-fabrications-san-marcos What do you think he means by "geometry"? For example, the following: "For those of us used to more modern geometry, the extra top tube looks like overkill," and