Yes, it's more road oriented than the Hillibikes, with shorter front center, more bb drop. I think it's hard to judge the aesthetics of the joints with the snapshot we have--those shadows don't help. Still, I don't see a problem with it, and for road riding it gives plenty of extra clearance. I like that it's not the same as the Hilli in that regard, though there is the rumor that potentially significant changes could be made.
Also looks like different fork. Hoping it will be tig-welded, or, as the Hillibikes were first conceived, some of both (but that seems unlikely). I just bought a Susie, so not flush, but I would buy a $900 f/f tig version* when it comes out. Just because it looks cool, and I know the ride will be lots of fun. And I probably have all the parts I would need. On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:05:42 AM UTC-4, Hetchins52 wrote: > > What looks bad to me is the curved top tube of the Gallop joining the seat >> tube at a significantly higher point than on the Gus/Susie. It almost >> merges with the seat cluster of the Gallop and that detracts from each >> element. If you're going to drop the top tube you might as well provide a >> little more clearance. > > > >> How is it different from the Gus/Susie? Tig welding versus fillet >> brazing? That may allow for a major price break. The Gus/Susie family are >> now $1800 for a frameset. >> > > >> Shorter top tube to allow for drops? >> > > >> And, we don't know if there will be 650b and 700c variants in the size >> ranges. >> > > David Lipsky > >> >> -- 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/403a855f-c7e6-4164-8170-b0d83f776e96o%40googlegroups.com.
