Yeah. I bought one of the 52cm Hs during the original preorder, figuring I liked hauling weight so the extra rigidity would be better. After a couple years and some recurring wrist and knee issues I admitted the 52 was just too big (I'm right on the cusp of the 45 and 52, sizewise), and decidedI needed to go the size down. Since I had the chance I opted to try the L this time, since I only ever took my H on trails once but I had several instances where I almost knocked the bike over trying to get a leg up over some tall and heavy loads on the rear rack. So far, I haven't regretted the switch, but, like I said, for me the Clem is my commuter and most days my car, so...
On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 1:59:34 PM UTC-4, Doug H. wrote: > > That makes perfect sense Zed. So, you currently ride the L? > Doug. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 13, 2018, at 1:57 PM, Zed Martinez <iamzedm...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hey Doug, having owned one of each: > > If for you (the generic you, not necessarily actually you) the Clem is a > trail/rough-road bike, and you have good flexibility, the H makes more > sense. It's more rigid, and very obviously shows its old MTB inspiration. > > If for you the Clem is a commuter and city bike, the L offers the easier > step-through, an easier way to carry it through doors (by grabbing the loop > of the frame. This has actually been way handier than I expected when I > switched), and somewhat less often mentioned is it makes the bike look a > lot more laid back for the same geometry and at least where I am drivers > are considerably more likely to stop and yield for me, and I get more > smiles from people. It gives that more 'urbane' look and there are benefits > to that. > > If you like nice details, the newer Clem L frames have the heart lug at > the seat tube, and that's a fancier touch. > > > On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 1:46:16 PM UTC-4, Doug H. wrote: >> >> I’ve been wondering what the appeal is of the L as opposed to the H Clem. >> Is it just the ease of stepping through/onto and off of the bike? >> Doug > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/PVZh4xzisz8/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > > -- 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.
