I like Riv's bike lineup as is. Had I won, I would have used the custom option simply to have the geometry/dimensions made perfect for my long-legged, short torso'd, 5'6", 140 lb.body. Why is everyone trying to "design" a new bike?
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 12:52:55 PM UTC-5, William wrote: > > One potential custom idea that I think would be cool would be a proper > touring bike with really long chainstays. I'm thinking an Atlantis front > end with maybe 50-52cm chainstays. Virtually everybody who's tried to fit > a pannier knows that the downside to too-short chainstays on a touring bike > is that your feet hit the panniers and you may have insufficient clearance > for the tires you want to run. What's the downside to too-long chainstays > on a touring bike? I cannot think of one. Before riding the Appaloosa I > would have speculated that maybe it would be too flexy or maybe the > handling would be too weird. Now that I have ridden the Appaloosa, I know > first-hand that both of those fears are 100% misplaced. > > The longest chainstays I know of on traditional touring bikes are in the > 47-48cm range, but I'm not an expert on the topic. Another full inch or > two of heel room might be perfect for everything touring-related EXCEPT > packing the bike. Eventual lucky-raffle-winner, consider it! > > > -- 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/-/vCXWMeDcpnYJ. 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.
