Yes, Bill, I agree there is something to the feeling of whatever you rode last was “right.” You’re also right that it’s nice to let your bikes serve purposes instead of making them all alike. You would not believe how hard it was (is?) to get this through my skull.
I am paring down to be Two-Bike-Leah and just need to know which bikes to sell. I was planning on getting the new model Cheviot and selling the Clementine and the Betz, but I need to see how looonnnggg the new Chev will be. If it’s too Clem-like, I may not purchase one. But I do love a Rivendell mixte. Especially if I can get RED. Sent from my iPad > On Jan 9, 2020, at 3:43 PM, Bill Schairer <commut...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Leah, > I rotate riding between about 4 bikes on a fairly regular basis. They all > feel a bit different. The last one I’ve been riding on a regular basis is > usually the one I think I like best when I switch to another until the next > one becomes the most regular at which point it becomes my favorite. > > Interesting, to me anyways, my 1982 Trek 720 has a longer wheelbase than my > 2014? Atlantis. Longer wheelbases aren’t necessarily a new thing I guess. I > think they both may feel “swoopy” compared to my others but it is not a > feeling I particularly like. Without a doubt, of the 4 bikes, it is the one > with the shortest wheelbase that feels the most rock solid. The bike just > seems to know where I want to go and there it goes without effort so, I think > there is a whole lot more going on than wheelbase when it comes to these > things. It was this discussion that got me out measuring. It has never > actually been something I paid a whole lot of attention to. > > I have also come to realize that which tires I’m riding can have a rather > dramatic effect on the handling. I have noticed this the most on the > Atlantis. > > At any rate, I enjoy changing it up and having a “new” feel. I’ve also tried > to make each bike have its own main purpose. After having been really a one > bike guy for most of my life, this has been a lot of fun and admittedly > indulgent. Maybe something to give you a different perspective on the whole > thing? > > Bill S > > -- > 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/5oPT7SuztEQ/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/345b8c03-aaf7-4c44-96c2-e9b7b5e1c5fc%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/609A3EDD-C532-4846-BD16-D17A9F71949B%40gmail.com.
