What about the Velo Orange Polyvalent Low-Kicker? Nice step-through design and takes disc brakes. https://velo-orange.com/products/polyvalent-mk5-1
On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2:39:50 PM UTC-7 Kiley Demond wrote: > Hi- Formerly an active participant, I am now merely an inconsistent lurker > so I may well be asking questions already addressed. I will gracefully > accept links to previous conversations that answer the questions. > > Since I am approaching this with a wide range of 'acceptable' answers, no > need to limit responses to Rivendell-only possibilities. I know that you > know what I mean when asking for certain things, such as a steel step-thru > frame with great ride-ability and room for wider tires 😁. I don't have to > explain why those things are important. > > My dream is a step-thru frame that is long enough in the chain stay to be > stable and handle-well, but not so long as to be cumbersome. With a PBH of > 91 on a 5'10" person, I need all the help I can get with a large bike that > remains wieldy (I assume that is a word). Ideally, it could be fitted to be > a pedal-assist electric bike at some future time. > > Riding: 20% pavement, 60% gravel/sand/dirt, 20% trails. Want wide-ish > tires but don't want to be a slug on pavement. (Of course, what I want and > physics may not agree.) > > 1. Is there a new Riv bike on the horizon? I vaguely remember reading > about one, but I could be out of step with reality. This Q is the real > impetus of this post. > 2. In the non-Riv world, is there anything along these lines? Perhaps one > that may have (the pleasantries of) disc brakes and an internal hub? > 3. Step-thru frames for the tall....? Perhaps available in northern > Europe where the bike-lovers are frequently tall? I once imported a Dutch > bike, so purchasing options don't have to be restricted to the U.S. (It did > not handle particularly well and made my Cheviot look positively svelte.) > > My actual Riv experience has been a Cheviot I owned for a couple of years > and lusting after a Clem L. I used to live in the Bay Area and went to > Walnut Creek on a couple of occasions so I rode a few others, but no memory > on the specifics. Sometimes, I think a mixte-style Appaloosa would be ideal > (want to get a 64cm Appy for my HE (husband-equivalent). The list of bikes > I have owned in my life is obscene and not particularly useful for > discussion, especially because it only underscores the lack of rideable > bikes for people with atypical geometry. I loved riding my Riv and want > that joy again. I am not in a (huge) hurry and will wait for the right > ride. > > Thank you to all the Riv fans answering Qs on the forum! > -- 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/8452e748-d03a-4991-a9ac-fb1766339d0dn%40googlegroups.com.
