My wife rocks the 52cm Yves as well, because she preferred the black. I prefer the blue, so if I get around to setting up a 58cm mixte, people will wonder who is the husband and who is the wife :)
won't be the first time, either. On Oct 4, 10:38 pm, Powderpiggy <[email protected]> wrote: > Well it just sort of happened. From the get go I really liked the > black color, but I did not like that it said "the international man's > mixte" and I did not like that it cost $200 dollars more than the > Betty Foy....so the plan was for a Betty. I did like the blue too. > But, I took soooo long in deciding to commit and order it that by the > time I was ready to take the plunge RBW was out of Betty's in my size > (52 cm), I probably could have fit at 49 cm Betty but I really wanted > the 650 B wheels. They were expecting more Betty's in August but > sadly no 52 cm's. And were unsure when they would get them in 52 > cm. So I went for the Yves Gomez. And I am really happy with. I > do like the black better (much better actually) and I can live with > the slogan on the label - its really small and no one really sees > it. > > It is soooo much fun to ride I just can't stay off of it. I haven't > felt like this about a bike, in well, forever. > > Thanks for asking, > > Keely > > On Oct 4, 8:21 pm, grrlyrida <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gorgeous scenery! > > > Why did you decide on the Yves instead of the Betty? What was the > > deciding factors? > > > Ness > > > On Oct 3, 12:37 pm, Powderpiggy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hey, Just wanted to thank everyone that gave me advice on 'upgrades' > > > for a Betty Foy. I wound up not actually really upgrading > > > anything. As much as I would have loved the Phil Wood hubs, I just > > > couldn't justify it. > > > > Anyways, the Betty Foy turned into an Yves Gomez which I ordered from > > > RBW in July and it arrived in late August. I have been negligent in > > > posting pics from my travels with Yves but thought I would throw up a > > > few from this morning's ride. I woke up early while everyone else was > > > still sleeping and snuck out of the house. It was fabulous. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/54500...@n05/sets/72157625087671694/ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
