I went Cheviot for just those purposes. Actually for rear-mounted child seat but the ability to stand without worry is a big plus in either child seat scenario. Also figured that a step-through frame would be a bonus as the years go by. And the Cheviot is still a great bike for trails and S24Os.
The green is gong to be awesome but the orange is pretty great. Dan On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Color collecting is a big part of it. I was projecting my desire for a > barfo green Cheviut onto you. I already have three orange bikes and zero > green ones, so.... > > On Thursday, September 18, 2014 1:30:39 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: >> >> Yeah, I don't know about that color, maybe it looks awesome in person, >> anyway...already got a green bike ;). Isn't the whole n+1 thing about >> collecting colors anyway? >> >> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd preorder a Cheviut in that swank new metallic barfo green. You can >>> be the first person to get one! >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:57:43 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: >>>> >>>> While I patiently wait for a 54cm Quickbeam (ahem....anyone?) to show >>>> up for sale one place or another, I'm starting to think about a Sam or >>>> Cheviot for an all rounder/commuter/child seat carrier/grocery run/dyno >>>> light and fenders/all weather/occasional road ride/s240 bike. I have a >>>> Hunqapillar that fits that bill now, but I think long term I'll leave the >>>> Hunq as a dedicated mtn bike and fix up a Sam or Cheviot as my city bike. I >>>> also have another fast-ish road bike but that doesn't and won't have any >>>> racks or fenders or lights. Or as another option, wait on these new bikes >>>> (Clem Smith and mystery bike). >>>> >>>> So, for all you Rivsters, if you were to buy a bike like that today, >>>> would you go Sam or Cheviot (since those are the lower priced models, >>>> they're the only thing on the radar). Or if you already have one for that >>>> purpose, would you stick with it or buy the other? >>>> >>>> (Personally, I'm leaning towards the Cheviot as having a step through >>>> in conjunction with a stem mounted child seat makes getting on and off the >>>> bike easier. But in a few years that won't matter, and these bikes are a >>>> buy it for life, or a long time anyway). >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>> topic/rbw-owners-bunch/HahmkuphNjM/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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 > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
