Zem, I did not ride it that day. In normal times I'd be comfortable requesting a ride and being the most awesome bunch, Riv folks would have set it up for me. This stop was supposed to be for a socially-distanced order pickup. I was glad they hung out with me and chatted briefly and pulled out the bike for me to hold and look. One of these days I may schedule a test ride and drive up there. It seemed like the front fork details were not final, but overall it felt like a Roadini (the TT might be straight or less curvy, if remember) slightly moving toward AHH. I noticed that it had a braze to attach the center kickstand. Definitely longer chain stay than the Roadini.
The more I ride the Roadini the more I'm liking it. For those who doesn't feel like waiting for 6-10 months, they can't go wrong picking a Roadini instead of CHG, IMO. It is by far the most enjoyable road bike I have been on. It is buttery smooth, it flies! sorry about the longer-than-called-for reply :) On Tuesday, 22 September 2020 at 09:11:55 UTC-7 zem...@gmail.com wrote: > Ash - any ride quality impressions relative to the Roadini or other Riv > models? > > On Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 6:19:32 PM UTC-4 Ash wrote: > >> Recently I had a chance to look at CGH prototype in person at WHQ. A >> worthy successor to the Roadini. I really liked what I saw. Was ready >> to put the money down if they would take it! >> >> I'd have replaced those mini V-brakes with the upcoming Cantis. But if >> CHG comes with no canti studs, I'm going to pass. >> >> Leah, don't worry too much about parts shortage. Being the Rivendell >> Ambassador, l you would be able to crowd-source them here! >> >> >> On Saturday, 19 September 2020 at 19:54:22 UTC-7 Eamon Nordquist wrote: >> >>> Dang, I really wanted to get one of these, and hoped to be gainfully >>> employed again by the time they are out. I’m no really interested anymore >>> if it’s going to be made for long reach calipers. I don’t understand that >>> change, but wish them well. Being able to run cantis was what was sealing >>> the deal for me. It’s really a great design otherwise, but with big tire >>> clearance, I really want cantis. >>> >>> Eamon >>> Seattle >> >> -- 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/f2e4b94e-dd04-473f-aaea-703f36bc09f2n%40googlegroups.com.
