Thanks for all of your responses to my request for information. I am very grateful. Steve - your Platypus is gorgeous! Is the terrain in that picture typical of the kind of riding?
Sarah and Al - you have kind of hit my dilemma. I have really enjoyed the opportunity to bike with my wife, and I hope to do more of it in the future. I want her to fall in love with a bike - and I think the Platypus may do that. However, as she is not [yet] a bike person, the price tag is a bit of a stumbling block. Joyce, you are very kind to offer test rides. I wish that were an easy option. My Cheviot is much to big for her, so my wife can see it, but not actually ride the bike. Al - I think that she would be happy with either bike, and that either a Clem or Platypus would serve her well. It is difficult to know which will bring the biggest smile to her fact - which is, of course, the ultimate goal. Kim - thank you for the link to the earlier discussion about this topic. I searched the list, but did not do as well as you. Thanks for giving us lots to think about. Best - Sean On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 4:34:44 PM UTC-5 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: > I decided to weigh my Clem without my rear trunk bag. My bike weighs 32 > lbs with all of four of my empty water bottles and cages, rear rack, > fenders and frame pump. > > Kim Hetzel. > > On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 8:48:30 AM UTC-8 Kim H. wrote: > >> I, too, own a 52cm blue Clem Smith Jr L bicycle. For the record, I run >> 27.5x2.25mm Racing Ralph tires with Honjo Flat 65 fenders with no problem. >> >> I see my Clem as a A. T. B. It's capable of riding on pavement and off >> road. The bike is very stable with it's long wheelbase. It is a heavy bike. >> My bike weighs 44 lbs with my Topeak trunk bag full of my tools and >> necessities. Despite the weight, I compensate for it very well by having >> low gears (34/20T rings and a 9 speed cassette 11-40T) >> >> As a senior cyclist, I love the low bar for easy mounting and dismount >> and the upright riding position. >> >> The 52cm frame works very well for me being 5'11" with a long torso and >> short limbs. I weigh in at 220 lbs. >> >> Kim Hetzel. >> >> On Tue, Jan 2, 2024, 8:20 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 <bert...@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 <tresba...@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 a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/QH338uJ1GGo/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgt2hNzKphXCt%3D2iNnH8wnz4KfpLMNMvtjTw5Y3LG9yV7g%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgt2hNzKphXCt%3D2iNnH8wnz4KfpLMNMvtjTw5Y3LG9yV7g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- 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/769e857f-3ca9-4283-b72c-b32dc1d40310n%40googlegroups.com.
