BTW, I'll be using Campy short pull break levers.
On Wednesday, 30 November 2016 13:33:09 UTC-8, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote: > > Folks, much appreciate your opinions and sharing your experiences with > these bikes. So I took them for a ride (51 Sam and 46 Joe). Went there > thinking I'm bringing home a Sam frame. After staring at the bikes for > some time, I started liking the Orange better than Joe's blue :) How > strange! After the ride however, I ended up choosing Joe disregarding the > color. > > I like both these bikes better than any other thing I've ridden. Given a > choice between something else and riding one of these bikes, I'll choose > the ride anytime of the day. To me, the major factor in favor of Joe was > that it bounced much less as compared to Sam. I'm thinking this is mostly > because on Joe you are sitting closer to the center . > > Initial plan was to have one bike that can do road and occasional trail. > I'll use Joe for general riding and build a road bike in future when I > find a Rodeo/other nice light frame. > > So I'm back to the default state we all find ourselves in: I have all the > bikes I need minus one :) > > Component recommendations for Joe are welcome. First item: Is Paul Mini > Moto a good choice for this bike? Folks at Riv HQ praised Shimano CX70, > however I'd like one in silver. > > On Sunday, 27 November 2016 14:40:05 UTC-8, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote: >> >> Visited Rivendell HQ earlier this week. It was really hard to squeeze >> time for it, but I thought I owed myself a ride on a real Riv before >> committing to San Marcos project. It was a lovely experience. Had planned >> on spending an hour. Ended up spending more than 4 hours ;). I was >> discussing Sam H vs San M with one of the associates. At some point Grant >> yelled from his office "Sam is just better". Rode 51cm Sam for an hour. >> In the end my feeling was that there just can't be a single way Marcos >> could possibly better. >> >> I should have purchased a Sam frame and left. I was curious about the >> Choco-Moose bar that was on a Jeo. To try the handlebar I took Joe for a >> quick ride. What a mistake :D Joe was quite different and felt strangely >> pleasant. >> >> It was getting late, so I left decision pending. >> >> The color might also have played a role why I didn't decide on Sam then >> and there. While I loved Sam, I didn't like the new Orange color. I >> like the blue color of Joe. Looking at Joe's geometry though, 46cm seems >> to be my size (PBH 81cm) which has 26" wheel. Aesthetically I don't prefer >> wheels that small. >> >> Here's my planned usage for the new bike: Ride to work once a week (46 >> miles roundtrip). Around the town, farmers market. Weekend overnight >> camping rides 4-5 times a year. Sometime in next 5 years I'm hoping to >> ride on Dalton Highway for a week to 10 days. >> >> Thoughts on which way I should go? >> Will 51cm Joe (which works with 650B) be too big for me? >> If I want a blue Sam, how frequently such frames show up on the used >> market? >> >> Thanks! >> >> PS: my posts making through moderator approval has been a hit or miss. >> Really hoping this one gets a pass! >> >> >> -- 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.
