As a counterpoint, I am 5'10" 175, I ride a 52 Clementine and don't notice any more flex than any other bike. I'm not a spinner, but maybe I'm more delicate than you. In terms of bike weight, sure the Clem is heavy, but even with the so so stock tires I would not call it sluggish. Did you run comparable tires on the Clem and the Chev? I've also ridden a Chev, though not as extensively. Slightly sportier, but not lifechangingly different Though now I will try a back to back comparison when I get an opportunity.
I wonder if you had comparable tires? On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 9:25:09 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I owned one and loved it, but it wouldn't be my first choice of Rivbike > for the longer hilly rides you're proposing. It's a but heavy and sluggish > compared to the Cheviot I replaced it with. For me this wasn't a deal > breaker for the type of town cruising I usually do, but I'd want something > a little zippier for 60 miles or a century. Also, there was some flex in my > 52cm frame due, I presume, to it being such a long bike without a toptube. > It didn't bother me, but it's noticeable. -- 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.
