Also, I thought of one last thing to add about the Clementine. Lovely Bicycle did a great review before she fell off of the internet. It’s glowing, and anyone considering a Clem L should read it... http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2016/09/clementine-belated-befuddled-bedazzled.html?m=1
Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2019, at 10:37 AM, Kiley Demond <khdem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh, oh! I rode both at Riv HQ and picked the Cheviot because I loved the lugs > and the shade of orange (which is my favorite color) a pinch more. That > choice cost me thousands of dollars over the next few years as I took to > swapping out this and that. The Clem standard components would have fit me > better initially and I ended up making my Chev more like Clem. The Cheviot's > step-thru clearance isn't as significant as I would have liked. And I spent > forever trying to get a front fender to work with 55 tires, it's a snap with > a Clem. Ultimately, my answer would be that for all day riding and touring, > the Cheviot is a better option. For most everything else, Clem is a better > option, and you can buy your wife lots of other nifty things with the extra > $$;-). (And years before this, I almost bought a Betty Foy. If I had bought > that instead of a Dutch bike, I probably wouldn't be writing this at all.) > >> On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 10:10:07 AM UTC-7, Justin Schoop wrote: >> My wife has finally shown interest in a nice frame that's more comfortable >> than her road bike and surly LHT. I recommended the Clem and Chevoit and she >> really likes the idea of the step-thru frames. >> >> Hoping to get more insight into the two and what the major difference would >> be. Thanks! > > -- > 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/3_FSC9tfkYM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
