Hi Leah, I am JEALOUS that you can ride year round. I attempt to but the cold and ice stop me eventually. Tom
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 9:45:30 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Well, if it can’t be a red Platy, this is the next best thing! Riding the > Great Lakes? JEALOUS OVER HERE. > > Mixtes in shades of red are the new cool kids in town. > Leah > > On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:52:53 AM UTC-8 Marc Irwin wrote: > >> No, Tom I didn't name this one. I had a little too much fun building the >> first one. >> >> Marc >> >> On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 5:58:35 PM UTC-5 Tom Palmer wrote: >> >>> Looks very racy, Marc! >>> i also read everything you wrote about Byron during my search. >>> Does this one have a name? >>> Tom >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:27:24 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Nice looking build, I got one last year and built it very light for >>>> brisk city riding and commuting. I love it. The red is real, damn red. >>>> >>>> Marc[image: 20200104_150722.jpg] >>>> On Monday, March 1, 2021 at 9:18:25 AM UTC-5 Tom Palmer wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> This is a cross post for IBob, with correction, now with Riv content. >>>>> I built this Soma Buena Vista up over the winter and finally rode it. >>>>> Probably the best first ride on a new bike ever, maybe I am finally >>>>> understanding how to fit my own bikes. undoubtedly, things will change, >>>>> but >>>>> its pretty close right now. The build is pretty Bobish- 650b with 38mm >>>>> Pari >>>>> motos (red Hetres on the way as change #1) Shimano Deore rear hub Shimano >>>>> dyno front on velocity Dyad rims. Tektro r559 brakes that stop very well. >>>>> Riv Nitto Choco norm bars on long generic stem. SKS longboard fenders at >>>>> least for now. Front basket and rear rack for commuting if that is ever a >>>>> thing in the future. Drivtrain is 10 speed microshift shifters and >>>>> Shimano >>>>> SLX deraillers. and a vintage Shimano 600 crankset with Willow triplizer >>>>> 46/30 chainrings. Rides great- tweaked the bars a few times after about 5 >>>>> miles into the ride. Hit a couple steep hills and climbs well in the >>>>> bends >>>>> of the Chocos. The interweb info on this for tire fit is way >>>>> conservative. >>>>> I had 650bx48 Pari motos on at first and they fit fine, probably fenders >>>>> too. The handling is typical high trail drop road bike even with the >>>>> swept >>>>> back bars. This is a little surprising. I was afraid it would be too >>>>> light >>>>> but the longer chainstays may play into it- 450mm. Geometry is pretty >>>>> road >>>>> bike too- 73 degree parallel with 45mm rake. This is the biggest frame >>>>> they >>>>> still make-58cm. They did have a 62 in the past. The color is tremendous- >>>>> even better than anything on the web. Russo Red is what they call it and >>>>> it >>>>> really pops. Real paint, not powder coat. >>>>> >>>>> Doing a tour of lakes Huron, Superior, and Michigan in the fall, and >>>>> this may be the ride. >>>>> >>>>> -- 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/eb17183f-bd13-47d2-a7b6-63fc2785572en%40googlegroups.com.
