Hummm, nice, but how would one mount up DT shifters? I've become a fan of friction DT shifters. RS
--- On Wed, 1/7/09, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: From: CycloFiend <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:17 AM on 1/7/09 8:29 AM, fenderbender at [email protected] wrote: > > It is confusing and I probably miss the point. But I'm not sure it's a > good to introduce yet another term and at the same time claim to bring > cycling back to normal people. > I guess it's a bit to do with the fact that expanded as well as > compact frame's are design to fit a bigger range of body sizes. But > why not just state the actual frame size together with the range of > sizes it replace? > Seem like Kogswell already use this expanded frame type. But they > state the size measured from the center of the BB all the way to the > tip of the extended seat tube witch I find better correspond to the > old tried and true: http://www.kogswell.com/siteGEOblue.php > Never the less it's a lovely allround frame I would sertainly buy one > it wasn't so expensive to ship/import. Could get a custome frame built > for the same mone here in Europe! I think that GP's use of the word was partially tongue-in-cheek. There are definitely fewer sizes in the newer frames, but I think he was playing on the use of the word "Compact", as initially used by Giant on the OCR and TCR series. At the time, it was unique. But, it was also modeled on the elite racer body position, as even with tall stems, the handlebar height was seriously below the saddle. I think he had to call them something to differentiate them from the more expensive frames. And they certainly aren't "compact" in the original meaning. There are definitely other designs that have used a taller front end. The use of fewer sizes is what is allowing these to come in for a more attractive price. The question for me is whether the new series of bicycles ride like a Rivendell. (Which, as far as I can tell, they do.) And that green is really off the charts gorgeous, too... - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Workshops of the iBob's Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
