I meant to add: if a 59 cm Clem can take true 622X60s I might just give up trying to find a Monocog replacement and get a Clem for sandy train riding -- we'll see. Next installment: weird non-deraileur drivetrains for a Clem.
On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 9:18 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Al: Can you clarify what you mean by "more utilitarian"? > > I keep a Clem in mind as a future purchase, and for my use, if the > difference with the Platypus is largely cosmetic, I'd choose the more > utilitarian model *if the ride is as good or better.* > > Also, while I've asked this before, I keep forgetting. Riv designs the 59 > cm model for "29 inch" tires but the build option page offers 45 mm Kendas > (iirc) and 45s are good mostly on pavement in my area. How fat at 700C *knobby > tire* can the Clem take without fenders? How fat a 700C *slick tire?* Can > it take 700C X 60 mm Big Ones? > > > > On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 8:48 AM a spen <tresbambi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ... The Clem feels more utilitarian to my riding sensibilities. >> > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgt2hNzKphXCt%3D2iNnH8wnz4KfpLMNMvtjTw5Y3LG9yV7g%40mail.gmail.com.
