On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 10:56:29 PM UTC-7, René wrote: > > BTW, not an exact measurement, but with the bikes hanging from the front > wheel on my garage wall, the 60 cm Cheviot is about a bit less than a half > wheel longer than the 61 Homer. I'll measure total length when I get home, > but am curious to see how it will fit on Caltrain, in the smaller bike cars > that have 3 sided cages for the bikes. The 58 Hunqapillar fit tightly with > 50mm tires and fenders and the Cheviot seems longer with no fenders yet... >
The only reason I haven't bought a Cheviot for use as a commuter is that with the extra-long chainstays I fully expect it to have the same problem on Caltrain as my Clem, alas. To get that bike in the three-sided racks, I have to turn out the front wheel and take up several bike's worth of space. I love the ride, but there are some external factors like public transit cage size that dictate how long a bike should be. I note that Grant and Co, being on the other side of the Bay, probably don't contend with Caltrain space limitations such that they'd be a factor in their design process. Aside from that, I'm a fan of the long-bike approach - super comfy. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
