Wow, Great that you were able to try them. I live in WA and tried to find one in Seattle to try, but sadly there were none at the time so I just trusted that it would be wonderful and it is. Weird about the 52, very counterintuitive. I am 5'3" also, making the 52 the largest bike I have ridden (my road bike - not even close to a Riv) is 49cm...and the 52 Betty/Yves feels large to me, especially at first. But its nice to know that the sizes are so versatile. It is tons of fun, and while a huge investment for me, is sooo worth it. You will love yours!!!!
On Oct 5, 6:51 pm, grrlyrida <grrlyr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know how you feel. I felt like a kid again on the Betty. I went to > the RBW in August to try one out. Surprisingly the 49 and 58 felt > great, while I felt uncomfortable on the 52 and I'm only 5'3. Go > figure. Grant also recommended the "go big" 58cm. > > Lucky girl. Congrats on your new bike, I hope to join you with a new > Betty in a few months. > > Ness > > On Oct 4, 10:38 pm, Powderpiggy <keely.murd...@verizon.net> 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 <grrlyr...@gmail.com> 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 <keely.murd...@verizon.net> 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
