Could be. You 'can't relate'. Like you, i've had lots of bikes; the memorable ones, i do remember quite well; whether or not that's 'refined sensibility' I dunno; and whether it's actual or just speculative; likewise, it don't matter - eventually we're all food for worms, so whatever works, works. Until then, as much time on the bike as possible, whether or not well remembered.
On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 7:35:53 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > "Having ridden a bunch of longer chainstay'd Rivs, I do feel they ride > differently than my [former] Saluki, and other older Rivs I've had" > > This is something to which I can't relate. I can't do a comparison of > handling between a bike I'm riding today vs. a bike I rode years ago. I > must not have the refined sensibilities or body memory to be capable of > such a thing. It must be a common ability because a lot of people on these > boards seem able to do it: providing detailed and nuanced ride reports on > bikes they rode years or even decades previously. I can't do that. Maybe > people take notes in a bike diary? Like wine people or whisky people? > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 3:42:30 PM UTC-7, M G wrote: >> >> Good point re overall design; i agree; bad phrasing on my part. I was >> curious what difference there was, if any. >> >> I suggested a friend get a Roadini (and he did) and we both love how it >> rides. Having ridden a bunch of longer chainstay'd Rivs, I do feel they >> ride differently than my [former] Saluki, and other older Rivs I've had; >> and different than my wife's Riv mixte, which is likewise an older one. >> Though the mixte has some of the feel of the newer bikes. >> >> The tandem we have likewise has that feeling of tracking, yet quick to >> turn that the Roadini has - and yeah, it's oversimplification to attribute >> it to that one more obvious thing. I picked up a BMC road frame as a >> stop-gap when the bike i ride the most needed a frame repair (i moved the >> parts over from it), and while i love how the BMC rides, the Roadini kinda >> got me thinking that would have been a good choice. >> >> Further up [Bill] yr description of the BMC is good; it's a quick, >> comfortable, well handling ride; my friends Roadini feels the same, ie >> quick and comfortable BUT - there is a singularity to it's handling that is >> obvious and great. It feels smoother, and turning is different (and no, >> not 'planing') >> > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/587e5b57-04ca-41af-81cb-637a132dd008%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
