I don’t think you’re imagining things. What sold me on the 52 was riding an orange 52 at Rivelo. I rode the 50 Cheviot at the same time and it was just not as plush, but fit ok.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 5, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have imagined starting a new thread about this, but I fear it will come > off as ugly or mean and I don’t want that. > > What I mean to find out is whether the expanded geometry of the newest > generation of Rivendells really is superior compared to the earlier bikes. > I’m most curious about LWB bikes that were made even longer in the new > iterations of Riv models. The Clems, most of all. Can anyone say the new > super long Clem rides superiority to the old Clem? > > If you read the Reddit AMA with Grant, LWB comes up frequently, and he offers > his thoughts about stability and comfort. I agree with Grant there - I think > my Clementine rode nicer than my Betty Foy. Further confirming this, I had > both bikes in MN this summer and I let my sister borrow one; we both always > wanted the Clementine. We had to take turns like we were 5 again. She now has > her chameleon green Clem L, and she says the same things I do - it’s a > different bike. Prior to her Clem, she stole her husband’s 59 Clem L in > grilver and really grew to like it, though it should have been too big for > her (she’s 5’8”). She hasn’t taken to her new Clem, but since it didn’t > arrive until Sept, she doesn’t have enough miles to really know her bike yet. > But still, it is suspicious that she feels like I do about her bike. > > Can I say the Clem L with new geometry rides better than the Clementine? No. > I would have liked to keep the dimensions of the Clementine with the upgrades > to appearance of the Clem L (thinner tubing, cream accents, heart seat lug, > and gorgeous paint). And now that I had to spend money for my bike rack to > take it, and have hit it on my garage wall trying to back that long bike up, > I miss the shorter Clementine. > > I still really like the Clems and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them, but > I’m not sure the 52 is still the right size for me. I’m 5’6” and 83(?) PBH. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jan 4, 2020, at 10:50 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'm starting to think making the 52cm Clem bigger than it used to be was a >> bad idea... >> >> -- >> 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/7788bnQgvV0/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b16ee7e9-5402-4fb8-8b87-31a9fabe7da9%40googlegroups.com. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/650646DC-EB71-4049-925B-882EC2221E14%40gmail.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/32DE0D90-2320-4D16-B7AB-D7DB632CAFE7%40icloud.com.
