When I started on a new bike hunt in my mind the Bleriot would get sold. In 10 years of not riding it it seemed a bit squirrelly at times and it is a tad too big but not too big to ride. I put bigger tires (42mm) on and relearned where to hold my Albatross bars to keep the Bleriot as stable as I wanted it. So I brought in an Atlantis and it was not for me. I thought it would be with 48mm tires and it did ride very smooth but I could not get the setup right. It found a new home back in CA. I found a new 2019 Sam, I would have preferred the black but orange is what I got. The fit it a tad smaller than the Bleriot with 42’s and the Sam wears 48’s, the ride is very smooth, still working on saddle position but that will come. The Bleriot is quicker, maybe the tires, or somewhat lighter rims, or aluminum albatross vs. the cr mo on the Sam, but none of that matters, I wanted a bike that rides differently and that is what I got.
Today I rode the Bleriot knowing it would be a shorter (1 hour) ride due to the chill, but tomorrow promises to hit 70 so I have a nice longer ride planned and I picked some rougher roads to try. I would be very unhappy today if I would have sold the Bleriot, damn, I’ve sold too many great bikes to think about. I do seem to bond well with 650b wheels. I never name my bikes as I call them by color or model name and the Sam hits a nice note as my favorite person was my Uncle Sam, or Sammy, but I will just call it Sam, and he would have loved the orange. Me, I like understated so I will continue to warm to the color. Joel -- 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/0d7d7994-0acc-4195-aa4e-88556200d953n%40googlegroups.com.
