It's none of my business! But, considering you've had gravel bikes etc. you might find a ~27mm tire rather narrow and perhaps limiting, especially on a 559 wheel. I say this as someone who is very attached to a Marinoni Turismo touring bike that carried me through Central and South America, but I wish the frame and fork would accommodate a wider tire than 34mm with fenders (it's a tight fit under fenders). I'm in the process of setting the Marinoni up for touring again (it has been in a more stripped down configuration), but I also find myself looking for a used Long Haul Trucker that takes 26"x2"+ rubber under fenders. The problem all started when I bought a Rawland rSogn running 40mm x 650b Hetre tires and was blown away by the benefits of a good quality wider tire. I think 38mm has become my minimum width for any new bike that comes into my life.
IanA Alberta Canada On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:43:55 PM UTC-7 Paul Brodek wrote: > T'were I you I'd want to check out the fit with wheels/tires before > committing. Dealing with parts build/etc is a lot easier post-purchase than > dealing with a sub-optimal fit. There are loads of crappy 26" wheels/tires > you can get for cheap that would work to check fit, but whether seller will > let you put wheels into a pristine frameset may be an issue. > > I still have issues with the overall value, but I'm not the one that wants > it badly, so my issues don't matter much. > > But I will say that for the same/similar money, you can get yourself a > brandy-new handbuilt steel frameset in a size/configuration that will fit > you fer sure. It won't be lugged, you'd have to be happy with a tig'd > frame, and it may not ring similar bells and release as heavy an endorphin > dose as a minty vintage Riv. But it may fit better, have better clearances, > and might even ride better. I suspect there are a bunch of builders who > could do this, but I don't have many in my mental Rolodex. I can start with > Jeff Lyon, who's been building since the '70s, and has gotten very > excellent feedback on his entry-level L'avecaise frames: > > https://www.lyonsport.com/frames-0 [$1,100 for unfiled tig'd frame, > $285 for matching fork] > > Paul Brodek > Hillsdale, NJ USA > > > On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 2:45:13 PM UTC-5 Adrianna T wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I went to see Joe B at the Marin Museum of Bicycling to see if I want the >> Riv Road Standard bike frame. >> >> Details were somewhat unclear and as this group pointed out, it's hard to >> tell size and fit when the bike is not built up. >> >> So further details are posted her (on my personal page): >> >> https://skinnylatte.notion.site/Riv-Bike-e56ddf417ee54e788e3a445eafc46f44 >> >> Joe also called Grant and provided this update: >> >> " After talking with Grant, and trying a few more wheels, it appears the >> frameset is for 26x1.4" wheels (MTB, 559 bead seat size). So tires would be >> 35mm max, 32mm more like it. "Pre-1999 for sure," says Grant." >> >> My main question is: I previously thought this might be *just nice*, now >> I am not so sure. >> >> Anyone see anything interesting about the new information here? I still >> want it very badly of course, and that's maybe why I can't be objective >> about it ;/ >> > -- 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/7aae93b9-f0ee-4095-a981-4e5e330eaf03n%40googlegroups.com.
