To respond to Mr. Moore's question: I'm pretty bad at describing differences between Rivendells, because whichever one I am riding at the time seems perfect. I am completely unqualified to talk about front-end geometry, trail, offset, bb height, etc. It's hard for me to notice that stuff, or at least hard for me to describe what I do notice.
The set-up (mainly the CX tires on the L) make comparison different, but I can say that both bikes are very comfortable and very responsive on climbing, and rock solid on descents - - they both carve predictable, stable lines on the fast downhills. The front steering of L is a bit lighter - it kind of floats over gravel and single track. I haven't ridden the R much on CX or fireroads. You could probably build the two frames up with the same components and be unable to tell the difference. If I put road tires on the L, it would be fine for an 8-hour day on the road. That's my seat-of-the pants comparison. Persons with more sensitive (or better educated) seats will likely have a different opinion. On Nov 13, 6:34 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Very nice, but that's a cross bike. How does it ride and handle > compared to the R? > > > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- 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.
