if you are trying to do this super budget, find an old fully rigid complete stumpjumper or rockhopper from the early 90s, add the riv accoutrements, (swap the bars to boscos, add fenders, brooks saddle, basket+racks, schwalbe fat tires). done deal for easily under $600. alternatively, find a vintage MTB frameset with good clearances and build it up riv style. i have done so many builds like this.
On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 7:44:29 PM UTC-7, Friend wrote: > > My friend is in search of a new bike. Everything she describes screams > CLEM to me. Touring capable. Big tire clearance. Upright. Potentially > Stepthrough. Thing is, it's hard to find a complete Clem for less than > $1,300. If you were trying to come close, with say, half that amount, what > would you search for? Thanks for any suggestions > -- 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/b282057b-a867-4ad8-9b1e-586459f80436%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.