On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 8:09:54 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Undersized tubing? Maybe it's not obvious to everybody, but a lot of > plus-sized people are drawn to Riv by the promise of high-bar comfort and > sturdiness. Put some chugging 270-pounder on a bike with undersized tubes, > and it's likely to get a bit too exciting to be enjoyable. >
Hear, hear. One of the reasons I was drawn to my heavy Dutch bike was because I'm a heavy rider, and I wanted to ride a bike that felt stable and secure under my weight. After my Dutch bike was flattened by an inattentive driver (I'm OK, though), I decided I wanted that same strength and stability and comfort, but in a much more versatile package that could handle Vancouver's hilly terrain. That's why I'll be putting a deposit on a Betty Foy Real Soon Now (tm). I will say that though I've a difference of opinion with Velouria in the past, I'm glad she's out there, and I'm glad she's contributing to the body of knowledge and conversations about bicycling. That she's a woman riding about some technical topics while not divorcing them from the sheer enjoyment of riding inspired me to do more than just ride to/from work. Oh, and hi from a long-time lurker! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
