A 36t ring and am 11-34 cassette gives you gears from 31" to 95" on Big Apples. That would be more than enough for me.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Monday, December 31, 2012 8:19:33 AM UTC-8, Brewster Fong wrote: > > > > On Monday, December 31, 2012 6:04:42 AM UTC-8, Colin B. wrote: >> >> I don't know if the thinking at Rivendell has changed, but Grant's >> original vision for this storied frame was free of a front derailer: >> >> "[It's] basically a flat-to-rolling land bike that, by virtue of its >> superlong top tube (62.5cm on this 54.3cm frame), locks you into a >> sweeepyback bar. That doesn’t rule out touring or dirt riding, but >> those aren’t the point, and to drive home the actual point, it has one >> water bottle, and no way to mount a front derailer." >> > > I don't get this bike? Is it design for flatland like Florida? How can you > have a 54/55cm bike with a 62.5 toptube? Any rider would have an extremely > long torso?! > > Maybe I'm spoiled, but living here in the SF Bay Area, we have tons of > places to ride and there's always hills, especially here in SF. But, I love > the hills and enjoy climbing. The rewards - good long climbs are usually > followed by great descents and the fitness you get from climbing is great. > I could never see getting a bike that is only good for "flat-to-rolling > land." Good Luck! > > >> >> http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/13522805152/odd-new-bike-and-misc-stuffs >> >> I generally vote on the side of weird, so I think its wonderful, but >> maybe Riv believes it's too weird, or maybe their inner pendulum has >> swung back from specialized to versatile. >> >> However it comes out, I hope they sell thousands of them! >> >> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Maybe Grant has lost it and designed this bike for the SRAM XX1! Carbon >> > everything, baby! :) >> > >> > http://www.sram.com/sram/mountain/family/xx1 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sunday, December 30, 2012 1:34:31 AM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> >> >> This bike has very long chainstays, a very long headtube, and is not >> >> intended to be run with a front derailer. It's much more "cruiser" >> than >> >> anything else in Riv's line. >> >> >> >> Joe Bernard >> >> Vallejo CA. >> >> >> >> On Saturday, December 29, 2012 9:52:40 PM UTC-8, Peter M wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Haha, I am all for new bikes, especially ones that can be set up with >> IGH >> >>> hubs. I do love a secret as well and so far I believe there has only >> been >> >>> one "mystery bike" owner to come forward and it had more the touches >> of a >> >>> custom, with the scarab headbadge and all. I would love to get a test >> ride >> >>> on one of those, oh and a credit card with no limit also! >> >>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Before you get all "conspiracy theorist" about this, the finished >> one I >> >>>> saw was one of the original batch that went to the early adopters. >> This >> >>>> green one may be part of that, as well. Besides, if it's a new bike >> that's >> >>>> taking off due to popularity, let's be happy about that! Grant >> never did >> >>>> formally (or at least publicly) settle on a name for it, so, no, you >> didn't >> >>>> miss a thing. Transparency was never part of the bargain, though! >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On 12/29/2012 9:11 PM, Peter Morgano wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Now I am curious, how many of these things are there if they are >> getting >> >>>> shipped out to customers? Did I miss a Blug or email about them >> picking a >> >>>> name and head badge or are we in the realm of not so secret secrets? >> >>>> >> >>>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I saw an Appaloosa at RBW before it was shipped (not the one in >> this >> >>>>> pic). One of the prettiest bikes I've ever seen. No front >> derailer, >> >>>>> either. Having ridden the Bosco/proto/whatever, and knowing the it >> became >> >>>>> the Appaloosa, I'd buy one instead of a custom. It was THAT fun! >> You can >> >>>>> strap accessories to anything with enough ingenuity; it's the feel >> that >> >>>>> matters, so far as I'm concerned. I hope it sticks in the lineup, >> unlike >> >>>>> the other great bikes like the Simple One. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On 12/29/2012 8:48 PM, dougP wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> What - no racks, no bags, no baskets? Not even a pump or bottle >> cage? >> >>>>> And it's already got grips & bar tape! Nice looking ride; maybe >> built for a >> >>>>> customer? Those head badges are quite nicely detailed. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> dougP >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:12:27 PM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Dropped by RBW today for a few things, including a leftover RONA >> >>>>>> t-shirt (that's Retrogrouches of North America). Snapped a pic of >> the new >> >>>>>> protovelo with an Appaloosa headbadge that I hadn't seen before: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/8322596189/in/set-72157632374797893/ >> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Also included a shot of the new Yves Gomez headbadge because it's >> so >> >>>>>> cool. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> jim m >> >>>>>> wc ca >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> 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/-/3T1L1ZA0LjAJ. >> >>>>> 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. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> 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. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> 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. >> >>>> >> >>>> No virus found in this message. >> >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> >>>> Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5996 - Release Date: >> >>>> 12/29/12 >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> 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. >> >>> >> >>> >> > -- >> > 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/-/LWDPzos-8zEJ. >> > >> > 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. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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