[RBW] XO-1 (was Bonkers)

[James Warren]

But I think the '93 was a bit better in versatility than the '92. The cantis and tire clearance are great. The '93 XO-1 is still one of my most versatile bikes. It holds up well compared to my Rivendells. The 26ishness of it is what distinguishes it from my large Rivendells.     -----Original Message----- From: PATRICK MOORE Sent: Mar 31, 2010 12:32 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Bonkers On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:20 AM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: I disagree.  Whether Monets, bikes or pennies, collecting stuff for the purpose of collecting is pretty sucktastic. I wouldn't go as far as Jim (it *is* "Jim", is it not?), but I too am surprised and amused by the XO cult. I owned an XO-1, and IMO it's principal contributions were, (1) it alerted me to the possibilities of 26" wheels for road bikes and, (2) it introduced me to Grant-designed frames, of which, now, I have owned four. But IMO, at least compared to Riv's later offerings, 559, 584 or 622, the XOs -- including my 1992 XO-1 -- have been far, far  FAR -- how can I emphasize this enough? -- surpassed by later Riv offerings. My new (!!) Sam Hill is a far, far FAR better allrounder than that XO-1, in tire clearance, handling, fit, comfort, quality, younameit.  -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.