In my original long ago review of the Clementine, I did point out that it was not perhaps the greatest apartment bicycle, depending on your apartment--mine was a 3 floor walkup with a narrow and steep final set of steps. Manageable, but barely. My Big Dummy I left in the hallway.
But I look at the Clem as I would look at a car. Functional for all weather, ready to go night or day, able to carry a good load of groceries. Like a car, it could be parked in a garage, and simply ridden in and out. If you do have to portage it for a bit, grabbing by the swoop is handy. I'm lucky in that I can wheel my bikes right into my house, but even there, the Clem takes up more than its share, which means a bike or three will need to move on. It is definitely not a bike you would travel with, outside of strapping it to the back of your Winnebago. There are plenty of bikes that are good for that. And I do think the solidity of the bike, and the substantial rolling mass, is part of its ride quality and appeal. It's a two-wheeled, non-motorized land yacht, the bicycle equivalent of a Fleetwood or a Continental. Only with better gas mileage and more fun in the handling department. Is there a way to put those automobiles on a diet and still have them be what they are? Maybe. You could leave home without the spare and the tire iron. I understand the desire to make the Clem more accessible, easier to lift or pedal up a hill. For now that's not a huge problem for me, and with the gearing on the Silver crankset, it may be the easiest bike I have to pedal up the really steep stuff. So I am good with the full weight of my Clem L, which is more than 2x what my racing bike weighed in 1991. I think the prospect of lightening up the Cheviut has greater potential. But it's all good in the end. I'll be looking forward to reading the results of this grand experiment! On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 7:53:44 PM UTC-4, Mark Roland wrote: > > My Clem L as shown is 39lbs. Putting on my back o bike bags and front bar > bag (after a few minor tweaks) will add another 4 lbs. So yep, not 45lbs! > Until I go shopping... > > [image: IMG_20200412_094858562.jpg] > > > > > > > On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 6:53:49 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> I'm curious about how much a typical (ie, no lightening surgery) Clem >> weighs. Anyone? >> >> Not 45 lb, I'll bet. >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- 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/626555d6-74dc-4d30-bdc1-778086619546%40googlegroups.com.
