Kelly, Long time no talk. Feel free to call if you want more details. I had a 66cm Bike Friday briefly and was surprised at the ride for riders our size. I second that the tire size (width) makes a difference when trying to calm the steering a bit. Mine accelerated brilliantly and would have been a good fit for your intended purpose. Although I adapted well to the ride and don’t see that being an issue for you. My wife did not like the look of me riding it. Her being a non cyclist at the time; thought I looked like a “bear on a tricycle” (6’6” 240lbs) and questioned why I was not riding my “normal” bikes (74cm Bombadil or 68cm Quickbeam. Not that others opinions would significantly affect you nor I. Nothing better than tightening up a Tilly for protection and riding off.
Now regarding the Bike Friday Tandem I would not pull the trigger without riding one first although they do hold used value and you could flip/resell easily. Most who rave about them to my knowledge are not our size and ride them frequently with children and/or as introduction to Tandems. I know you have evolved away from Rivendell but you might want to try their tandem. My wife wants to ride ours weekly and it is 100% better (more enjoyable) than the Jumbo Cannondales we each owned in the past. I consider mine custom-like and it is so dialed in we will never part with it. Grant’s willingness to add a size for us outliers is something I will be forever grateful for and what makes him and RBW special. Sincerely, Ryan Hankinson West Michigan (616)928-4226 -- 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.
