My next door neighbor is the same. He bought a new aluminum race bike. All the tubes are ovalized. The frame has less flex than a rock. The tires are 22mm. It might fit 24s... but that would be a push. He's 200 pounds and fixing pinch flats every week.
On Monday, August 27, 2012 12:44:02 PM UTC-5, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > Or maybe they'll just think you're crazy, jinxed. :-) > > I've been dropping Riv-ish tid bits on my bike-commuting bro-in-law for a > couple years. He's even ridden my AHH and a friend's loaner Riv-ish Schwinn > High Sierra. He seems responsive in conversation and had nothing but high > praise for Homer and the Schwinn, but in the end his first criteria remains > that a bike has to be sub-18lbs. He talks about getting a more comfortable > bike with all the Riv-ish tid bits and fit but he can't bring himself to > buy a "heavy" bike. > > --Andy > > > > On Monday, August 27, 2012 7:34:49 AM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: >> >> On Monday, August 27, 2012 7:56:35 AM UTC-6, Fullylugged wrote: >>> >>> Buying the book is also a nice way to support a guy who has done and >>> continues to do some things that we benefit from. >>> >>> >> Yep...thats why I mentioned purchasing two copies. I want it/Grant/RBW to >> do well and keep the good stuff coming. Maybe if I give a copy to someone >> not-in-the-know...they might enjoy the refreshing point of view to cycling. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hlpEZXD0tZ0J. 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.
