Eric: Welcome back. Sorry to hear about your health problems, but glad to hear that the Clem seems to be a riding solution.
The Clem seems to be one of the top 3 most popular Rivendell bikes, with the Sam and the Atlantis. I used to think I'd put a Roadeo first, but I really should try a Clem (and I do have a very nice steel road frame waiting to be built up). On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 7:20 AM Eric Platt <epericmpl...@gmail.com> wrote: > The short answer is the swoopy top tube. Easier to mount and dismount. > > Longer explanation is a bike that handles closer to the classic west coast > mountain bike. And something that would let me toddle along without > worrying about being too slow. My health has really slowed me down. And I > prefer the looks of the Clem. > > Oh, and the Ogre was feeling like a slog every time I rode it. I was tired > of it. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Wed, May 27, 2020, 7:18 AM Doug Hansford <dhansford1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Welcome back Eric. I look forward to reading about your bicycle journeys >> and such. What are you looking for in the Clem L that the Ogre didn't have? >> Doug >> >> On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 6:27:00 AM UTC-4, EricP wrote: >>> >>> Just wanted to poke my head up and say "hi" to all the folks on the list >>> again. It's been a long time since the last post. A lot of things meant it >>> was no longer viable to monitor and contribute to the list. The changes >>> over the past few years have been both good and bad. And will just keep it >>> at that. >>> >>> What made me come back? It was Clem. Jumped in on the latest pre-sale >>> for a 59. And to make it official, sold my non-Riv steel bike (Surly Ogre). >>> Don't worry, still have the 60cm Sam Hillborne for riding. And it's been >>> getting miles in this year. Have put more mileage on the past two months >>> than the prior two years combined. Why Clem? Been sorely tempted on one >>> ever since the first introduction. Life had a way of telling me it wasn't >>> time. Now, it's time. >>> >>> So for now, it's good to be back and hope to have some pleasant >>> conversations with folks on bikes and stuff. >>> >>> Eric Platt >>> St. Paul, MN >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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/DeBKSwSDvbc/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/ebb3982f-f2b1-4f0a-a14f-3e427fc86dc8%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ebb3982f-f2b1-4f0a-a14f-3e427fc86dc8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/CAC%3DA9uJ_xUeCaY4ONq0%3DeEP92L%3D0_%2BjVbc_JKckopJ9k9hCdGg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAC%3DA9uJ_xUeCaY4ONq0%3DeEP92L%3D0_%2BjVbc_JKckopJ9k9hCdGg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/CALuTfgt%2BM9eW9qMmtmg1fg839dPsnSNnA1-AhqwAopGmTzDOOw%40mail.gmail.com.
