Patrick, You have some really cool bikes. Cheers Don On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 4:56:44 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Perhaps this is not stealing from Riv's market, given your quandary, but > you might enquire with Chauncey Matthews (Matthews Custom Cycles, Belen, > NM) who specializes in rather nice and even exotic off road bikes at very > reasonable prices. Mine doesn't give me the superlative ride I'd expect > from an Atlantis or Hunqapillar -- but who knows, I've not ridden those -- > but it rides darned nicely for a bike that takes 60 mm tires with fenders, > 70s or 75s without, is made from lightweight heat treated tubing, has all > sorts of custom features, and allows use of a Logic triple with sub 160 mm > Q (Q on mine is right at 160, but I could get a 126-127 spindle to work in > place of the 130). Disc brakes with nice, tapered, curving fork, custom > racks f/r. > > I'm 175 and my bike shown weighs in at 30.34 lb with frame bag full of > kit, pump, spare tube, 4 oz sealant; 1 lb tires with 4 oz sealant; and > bulky dynamo light system, the innards of which are in the frame bag. > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:55 AM, Sean Steinle <seans...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> So, I see lots of discussion around how a bike handles for tall/heavy >> riders. What I don't see is much about us featherweights. Is it because we >> don't have to worry about it, or what? I'm 125 pounds if I'm lucky, and I'm >> lusting after a Bomba/Hunq. The thing is though, I'm wondering if it's >> overkill. I live in Kansas and have endless miles of country roads with >> loose, large gravel that I want to explore, and dip my toes into some >> bikepacking. I also commute to work, and buying a new bike will likely mean >> selling my Titanium Brommie, so this new bike will see plenty of paved >> roads for commuting duty as well. >> >> I bought a Soma San Marcos (54 cm 700c version) frame on an impulse, >> without doing any research. Everything that Grant has said about it though >> is that it's made with lightweight tubing and is a road bike. I was >> originally thinking about doing a 650b conversion to get 42s under there, >> but now I'm second guessing it with Grant's "this is a road bike" remarks. >> With my interest in lots of gravel riding and bikepacking, this frame seems >> like a poor choice. >> >> Sorry for the long-winded post. I think my real question boils down to: >> does being very light let me pick whichever frame I want as long as tire >> clearance and geo are good, without the worry about putting too much stress >> on the frame on rough surfaces? Or is a Hunq/Bomba still a good choice for >> me? >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* >
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