I agree, Rivs are overbuilt compared to most road bikes. And that's a great thing! They last a lifetime and withstand dents well. I can squish the center of the top tube of my gofast bike with one finger and thumb! Too thin! (Giordana with heat-treated Excell Eco steel)
You won't notice the extra ounces from the slightly thicker tubing when you're riding. You will notice it 20 years from now when your Riv still looks good and rides straight. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Philip Williamson < [email protected]> wrote: > In my opinion, RBW bikes are overbuilt to go where other road bikes > wouldn't necessarily go. Cushy tires also cushion the frame, in my opinion. > I weigh 241 (down 10+ lbs in the last month!), and I've ridden my > Quickbeam on singletrack and gravel logging roads where it (again, in my > opinion) completely belongs. Fun! Safe! No warranty expressed or implied! > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > > On Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:20:09 PM UTC-8, Mike K. wrote: >> >> I'm 6' even, about 155lb. I could probably take a Sam a few places it's >> not expected to go, but I usually don't go those places anyway, so we'd >> both be out of place. >> >> On Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:27:29 PM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote: >>> >>> Also consider how much you weigh. I'm pretty much a waif so I take my >>> Hilsen places where it maybe shouldn't go. >>> >>> Yeah. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
