54+? Holy Moly, that's about 9cm longer than on my Atlantis! I bet that's a cushy ride. . . once again, gorgeous bike! Enjoy!
lyle On 25 September 2012 16:06, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > ** > Thanks! Just measured the chainstays -- they're even longer than I would > have guessed, effectively 54+ cm, with rear wheel all the way back in the > horizontal drops. Hence, I'm guessing, the extremely cushy ride. But > surprisingly (or maybe not, given the tentacular diagastays), it handles > weight way back on the rack (which I could barely mount -- the struts are > maxed out) beautifully. No swaying at all (I haven't loaded it really > heavily yet, so I guess the jury's out, but it feels really sturdy back > there). And it is definitely not sluggish in turns -- goes where you point > it, when you point it. So, bottom line seems to be that you get the > benefits that conventional wisdom says you'd get from the long chainstays, > without (at least based on my experience) the downsides. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Lyle Bogart > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:42 PM > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] First commute -- Mystery Bike! > > Gorgeous bike! Perhaps I missed it in the previous thread about the > build of this, but just how long are those chainstays? There's still a > whole lotta bike behind the seat! > > Cheers! > > lyle > > On 25 September 2012 15:06, Allingham II, Thomas J < > thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > >> ** >> Finally got the Mystery Bike built up (still no fenders, though -- >> working on the right fender/tire/brake combo), and took it for its maiden >> voyage/first commute. What a great bike! 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