Hey Andrew, if it’s not too much trouble, could you repost the photos of your
Susie? I’d love to see it but I can’t view the original photos. Thanks.
-Mike
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 19, 2021, at 9:51 AM, Matthew P wrote:
>
> Awesome stuff Tex-Riv'ers!
>
> Andrew, your's is the type of post I say I will do but never do. Thank you
> for sharing. You're doing it. Nice bike. Nice bars.
>
> Funny, I was thinking of going the opposite route with a Gus or Susie:
> downsize for a long and low bike. I don't know if it would actually be low.
> But I'm thinking lowrider inspired.
> I'm on a 58 cm Atlantis right now and fit is right. I guess a Large Gus/Susie
> would be my size and a Medium would be downsizing.
> Someone posted a 650b Gus or Susie, a bit of a prototype or something with
> that wheel size. I am still thinking about it.
>
> I'd love to get/ride out to Tx. I heard of a long trail in the Southern part
> of the state. 100 or 100s mile trail. I'll get there.
>
> Keep on doin' it!
> -Matthew
> San Diego, CA. Kumeyaay land.
>
>> On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 9:08:57 AM UTC-7 mrg...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi Andrew
>>
>> Thanks for the post and pics. Always cool to hear about more RBW folks in
>> Austin. Now that Ultrasummer is giving way to False Fall maybe we can do an
>> RBW/#coffeeoutside meetup or something. I'd love to compare notes on Susie
>> vs Clem L.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:08:50 AM UTC-5 Andrew Stevens wrote:
>>> Last October i purchased an XL Susie Longbolts. I'm 5' 9 and 3/4'' but have
>>> short arms and a curiously high sitbone; a PBH of 88cm but short reach in
>>> the end. Some, most even, would say that an XL is too big, but after a
>>> decade plus of riding bikes that were supposedly the "right size," but felt
>>> incredibly aggressive no matter how tall of a stem I used, I began sizing
>>> up and up and up and up.
>>>
>>> Even working at a bike shop, the 2020 parts shortage meant building a bike
>>> was an exercise in patience, persistence, and Macgyver-ing, so I envisioned
>>> a mostly parts bin build. Ive since replaced the cranks (vintage Shimano
>>> 600 mtb) with White Industries, and the $2 parts bin stem with a
>>> Crust/Nitto faceplater. I found some old VP Beartraps, in green, and will
>>> be installing an old green nutted Chris King headset. The wheels were new
>>> (built by me) on Velo Orange Voyager rims, a Deore rear hub, and a Shutter
>>> Precision front.
>>>
>>> The handlebars came before the bike, and were the first item on the vision
>>> board: custom bent by Doom Bars in New Mexico, right between the Billie Bar
>>> and Velo Orange Granola bar in sweep, and wider than both. 60mm rise, 65
>>> degree sweep, and 689mm wide. My idea was to have a long bike, short stem,
>>> and long swept back bars with XL ESI grips and old Dia Compe moto levers. I
>>> spend most of my time on the very end of the bars, using one finger to
>>> brake. The bars are patina-ing quite nicely in the Austin humidity.
>>>
>>> It's set up friction, with a Left side Paul Thumbie upside down on the
>>> right side. I love the Teravails and they've been set up tubeless with no
>>> issues the whole time. The yoke cable on the Paul cantis has very very
>>> little clearance and sometimes rubs on the rear tire, but a higher yoke
>>> reduced mechanical advantage too much. It's my most comfortable bike by
>>> far, in a stable of incredibly comfort oriented bikes. Its also my fastest
>>> on my normal commutes because its the easiest to ride. It feels incredibly
>>> stable off-road, though tight tree sections are impassable with the wide
>>> bars, but the long wheel base and wide bars make traction and body english
>>> very reliable. The only thing is that the flex in the middle of the frame
>>> is incredible noticeable, even when riding seated: thats a long bit of
>>> metal, and lots of leverage with those wide bars!
>>>
>>> Sometimes I regret not getting the L/56, but the amount of seatpost showing
>>> is part of the aesthetic and body position I was going for. I *barely*
>>> clear the step-thru, but my personal fit motto is "it should be a French
>>> Fit on a sloping top tube" or in this case, a strangely bent one.
>>>
>>> Photos are from Sedona, Tucson, Austin, and Taos. The frosty pic is from
>>> outside Ft Davis, TX during the freak snowstorm last winter that left us on
>>> the freeway for 10 hours.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Andrew in Austin
>
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