[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
Not posting my weight (not because I'm embarrassed, but to keep from getting lots of messages about reading the Eat Bacon book), but I'm an Athena, and I ride a Betty Foy. I use a Nitto S83 seatpost, and I ride on 38mm Soma New Express tires. No problems whatsoever, even when I was doing longer rides over rougher terrain. I know many bike manufacturers post weight limits to keep lawyers happy, but I think anyone who is in the 300-350lb range can safely ride a Betty, Cheviot or Sam. I don't think a Hunqapillar or an Atlantis is necessary, unless you just really want one of those models. On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 1:26:14 PM UTC-7, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I have a 65cm Redwood. Riv probably wouldn't recommend it to me, but it rides great and planes nicely for me. For a road bike, which it is, I don't know if I'd want a stouter ride. David Chicago On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:26:14 PM UTC-5, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I ride an A. Homer Hilsen and I weight 240 - 250+ depending on the season. I use 38 mm 650B tires and I love my bike. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
36 Hunqapillar, 36 rear, 32 front on the Quickbeam. It's the Hunqapillar I've snapped a spoke on. Likely because you can only unweight the bike so much when it is garrying gear. With abandon, Patrick -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
36 Hunq, 32 front and rear on QB. I haven't really had problems for a few years. I tend to avoid things these days. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote: 36 Hunqapillar, 36 rear, 32 front on the Quickbeam. It's the Hunqapillar I've snapped a spoke on. Likely because you can only unweight the bike so much when it is garrying gear. With abandon, Patrick -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
On Friday, March 27, 2015 at 4:41:14 PM UTC-6, Statrixbob wrote: I tend to avoid things these days. What a fantastic and wonderful luxury to have! Between ruts, ridges, moles, dried horse print divets and clumps, rocks, and roots, wash board, pot holes, trees, cracks, etc, I tend to hit a lot, though I avoid 95% of what I could hit. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
Now that sounds like fun. I'm mostly an in city commuter skirting broken glass, joggers, and folks using their cellphones while driving. Thankfully I do get out of the city every so often (and really, it isn't so bad living Hawaii...I mean someone's got to do it, right?). I'll be out by the dried horse print divots next the first weekend in April when I go for my first camping trip of the year. To keep this on track I'm deciding between a 32 and 36 spokes for the ride, and the frame the comes with them. :-) Aloha, Bob On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote: On Friday, March 27, 2015 at 4:41:14 PM UTC-6, Statrixbob wrote: I tend to avoid things these days. What a fantastic and wonderful luxury to have! Between ruts, ridges, moles, dried horse print divets and clumps, rocks, and roots, wash board, pot holes, trees, cracks, etc, I tend to hit a lot, though I avoid 95% of what I could hit. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
36 all around 40 rear on the Bombadil. On Friday, March 27, 2015 at 6:09:31 PM UTC-4, Rod Holland wrote: Related question: 36h or 32h wheels? rod -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. I have a Bombadil, and it's solid under me; I'm currently running Rumpkins on it, and they're the smallest tire I'd run, bigger would be good; I've run NeoMotos on it before, too. The Hunqapillar would be just as solid.An Atlantis would also be fine, too. But, I also have a Rom and a Ram. I don't load them down: The Ram, I converted to 650b and run Hetres on it (~42mm), has a pair of Acorns on it, a rando box on the front and a saddle bag on the back, so I can carry tools, tube, a jacket, etc.; no panniers, or heavy loads. The Rom, I run it naked except for a tool-roll, and have it running MSO's (700c / 40mm) as more of a gravel-grinder. (Have a small front rack I could put on it, have considered a rando box for it, too...) So, none of them are running skinny tires. They're fine, but, they were intended for people smaller than me. What's your intended use? Just looking for a 'road bike'? A Sam or a Hilsen might work okay for you, They wouldn't be as stout as the Atlantis or the Hunq, but it could do it. But the Atlantis and the Hunq would be fine at that too, and can take more, if you wanted to load them up more. The Clem looks like it'd be a great choice too, but, it'll be awhile before it gets here. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
One thing to consider is that owning a Rivendell is different than owning any other bike in my experience of one. On a Rivendell you can think you wanted a road bike and possibly get a Hillsen. But something magical happens as you ride roads. A Rivendell enhances our senses so we can hear the back roads and trails calling out to us. Pass a dirt road and the beast pauses a crank, dips and tilts her head, longing to answer the siren's call. You will find you ride more terrain that you realized you wanted to. It will be astonishingly fun. You may even want to try that whacky S24O camping thing. After all it's one night and great adventure can happen in one night, down those beckoning roads and trails. So my suggestion is what Grant guided me toward, without actually saying it. Get a bike that you can ride the roads just fine with and that can handle the rough and loaded stuff too. If you end up needing a road specific bike after that, that means you are riding a lot and what a grand success to be enjoying a bike so much you need another! Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
were i forced to choose to have just one riv, i'd probably sell both the sam and the hunq and get an atlantis haha! i'd also be happy to have any riv as my only bike. they are all awesome in their own way. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
peace of mind is a valuable thing. i am not over 200#, but i opted for a hunqapillar because i didnt want to worry about loading it up or taking it only on a certain type of terrain. l think the atlantis would've given the same assurance, and likely any riv model would do what i need it to do. You could probably find a totally valid road bike of acceptable stoutness relatively cheap and easily. with rivendell, you get the, relatively rare, option to get something weight/bomb proof, if that's a priority. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
First, and most importantly, talk to the guys at Riv about any and all sizing and weight/height issues. They will not ever steer you wrong. If you aren't near enough to SF to visit Walnut Creek, follow the instructions explicitly for measuring your PBH. At Riv, if the best option is the cheapest option, they will tell you so. It's a different buying experience than at 99% of the places you buy things in the world. They are awesome, they will help you, and that is good. You won't get any pressure sales tactics, I would say it's more like talking with a genius friend about what might work best for your situation. Next: I am 6'3, of varying weights depending on how many pizzas donuts and carrot cakes i am consuming at any given time, from about 215 to 250. I have a Sam and a Hunq. Both are most excellent bikes. I just got back from a camping overnight on the Sam, loaded up, and it was totally fine. I have the 64 cm double top tube. I don't ever think about putting too much stuff on the Sam. I certainly don't think about it on the Hunq. I took the Sam because it currently has fenders on it and the Hunq doesn't. The Sam rides better when there is less stuff on it (but is still eminently rideable when carrying a load), the Hunq feels better when it's loaded up, but is still fun to ride when it isn't! -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
Talk with Riv. on sizing. They do a brilliant job! With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 2:26:14 PM UTC-6, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I'm 6' 2 and bought a 62 cm Hunqapillar last year when my weight was at 241. I have 50 mm tires. It doesn't feel heavy at all and fits me great. I have 48 cm Noodles handlebars and Grip King pedals. I talked with Jared when I put the order in and he didn't want to sell me the Sam Hillborne I originally called about when he heard my weight. I have never regretted listening to his advise. I have other bikes, but I have hardly used them at all since the Hunqapillar arrived. Geir On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:26:14 PM UTC-5, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I'm currently at 230lbs, 6'6. I ride a Quickbeam, A. Homer Hilsen, Atlantis and Bombadil. BombaLove doesn't come alive until either on dirt with some knobbies or until loaded down with 60lbs of gear. It's such a great bike. Atlantis is like A. Homer - has that magical Riv ride, feels like I can ride all day and takes fatties. It's currently set up as a ride around town errand bike. I love it. A. Homer is my fast bike, set up with 38mm tires and fenders, I've been pushing 18-21mph riding next to a racer friend turned randonneur with it. Comfortable and fast and smooth, especially on descents. When I first rode it I thought it had 90% the speed of my DeRosa, just way more predictable and smooth. Amazing bicycle. My first experience with Riv was with the AHH. Quickbeam. What a sweet ride. I love this thing and sometimes wish for more gears so I could ride faster. But I am so happy with its simplicity that well, it's the perfect ride. I've ridden all of these bicycles at 270/275. I ride the largest frames and have no problem with any of them. Sometimes when I ride a lot and get strong and channel my inner columbian to ride up hills with gusto I can feel A Homer plane. It is a good feeling and so I push harder. I also took the Atlantis camping, loaded it up with around 80 pounds of stuff. It felt a little noodly ... which surprised me at first, but after a few minutes riding I did not mind the feeling and kept riding. These bicycles are overbuilt and made with love for the longest of journeys. Your selections are great. Based on your requirements and your flexibility issues I think a Cheviot would be perfect for you. The best thing you can do, however, is pick up the phone and call Riv. The entire team is wonderful to work with and they will bend over backwards to make sure that you are happy. Good luck and let us know which bike you decide to go with. Remember, pictures prove it happened. So make sure to take some photos and share them! On Wednesday, 25 March 2015 13:26:14 UTC-7, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
Zack, which would you choose between the two if you had to only keep one of them? On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 4:38:12 PM UTC-4, Zack wrote: First, and most importantly, talk to the guys at Riv about any and all sizing and weight/height issues. They will not ever steer you wrong. If you aren't near enough to SF to visit Walnut Creek, follow the instructions explicitly for measuring your PBH. At Riv, if the best option is the cheapest option, they will tell you so. It's a different buying experience than at 99% of the places you buy things in the world. They are awesome, they will help you, and that is good. You won't get any pressure sales tactics, I would say it's more like talking with a genius friend about what might work best for your situation. Next: I am 6'3, of varying weights depending on how many pizzas donuts and carrot cakes i am consuming at any given time, from about 215 to 250. I have a Sam and a Hunq. Both are most excellent bikes. I just got back from a camping overnight on the Sam, loaded up, and it was totally fine. I have the 64 cm double top tube. I don't ever think about putting too much stuff on the Sam. I certainly don't think about it on the Hunq. I took the Sam because it currently has fenders on it and the Hunq doesn't. The Sam rides better when there is less stuff on it (but is still eminently rideable when carrying a load), the Hunq feels better when it's loaded up, but is still fun to ride when it isn't! -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I'm 6'5 and currently 240#. Like Amit I have a 67 Hilsen and 68 Atlantis. My Bombadil is a 64 and the Hunq is a 62. The Hilsen rides beautifully and feels the most lively. I ride it with minimal day loads and I love it. It feels fast and smooth. The Atlantis was my commuter and now around town bike. I originally got it thinking I would tour with it but I found when it was loaded it just too flexy for me. Various loading strategies didn't change things. For me it works best with moderate loads. The Bombadil shines loaded and is very steady climbing slowly or descending at speed. I've loaded both bikes with the same racks, bags and gear there is no question the Bombadil handles a load much better. It seems a bit dead without a load. The Hunq is set up as an offroader with Midge Bars and fat knobbies. It takes fatter rubber than the first gen Bombadil and I like the stand over room it provides. It's very steady up hill and down. I'm sure it would be fine with a touring load as well. If I could only keep one it would be the Atlantis. If you look through my photo stream you can see them in various configurations. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cnyriv/ On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I'm not a Clydesdale, but my brother at least edges into the territory at 220 or so, so I'll make a modest case for road bikes: he very comfortably and enthusiastically rides light road bikes (steel, titanium -- RB-1, Merlin, Paramount; literally scores of classics; he won't touch CF) with 32 down to 23 mm tires. Of course, he has owned, again literally, scores of dirt bikes and all rounders (and track bikes and tandems and folders and cruisers and track bikes and hybrids and coffee bikes and beaters and collectibles and antiques and classics and everything else except recumbents and electric bikes) with tires up to 60 mm, and loves those, too, but owning an allroad bike doesn't mean you can't enjoy a true gofast. Get a Hunq and a Roadeo! Me, I own: Utility bike -- 2003 Riv custom. This gets most use. 32 mm tires with fenders, probably 35+ without, capable of firm dirt and gravel that we don't have on my side of town. Gofast -- 1999 ditto. Lightest wheels and fastest tires possible; currently 571X23 but hoping for 559X32 if Compass comes through. Dirt bike: Fargo. I'd love a Hunq but that 58.4 cm top tube is just far too big and I have doubts about sufficient tire clearance. If I ever spend $2K on a dirt bike, it will be a Rivendellian Chauncey Matthews. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
Intended use? Majority paved riding. If I did off-road, it would be somewhat smooth, nothing rough. I will not do any heavy loaded touring. So, due to my intended riding, I'm more concerned with getting the correct fit as I think any of the models would serve my purpose. I have always been a tough bike fit because I am not very flexible and my arms are slightly shorter than most men my size. So, I need the bars 2 to 4 inches above seat level. I'm trying to find the happy medium from being too upright and too far bent over. Just based on the eyeball test (and too many past bikes), the 59 Clem Anthracite (size 59 is too high for standover height for me though) pic on the Riv web site looks like what I want to achieve in the (1) distance from seat to bars; and (2) distance of bars above seat level. So, I'm trying to determine which Riv model and size will give me the best opportunity to match that setup for my PBH. Based on my PBH, I guess we are talking a 55 Sam, 52 Clem, 56 Atlantis, and 54 Hunq. Woops, forgot to look at Cheviot sizing. I live in Georgia, so I'm trying to narrow things down. My only frame of reference is my 59 Soma San Marcos (that Riv sells as well). Yes, the 59 San Marcos to too big for standover height with 32mm tires. I can stand over it with shoes on, but it is at emergency status if you know what I mean ha ha. It currently has Alba's with a 130mm length stem and is not far from a good fit. I forget the model of the Nitto stem, but I seem to remember it was the tallest version that had the 130mm length and I currently have the stem at the max height. For a lack of a better way of explaining it, it's almost like the Alba's are slightly to small and the Bosco bars are slighty too big. The Alba's need just a little more height and a little more reach back towards the seat. I can get the Bosco to work height wise, but it comes about 2 inches too far back towards the seat. I think if I had a bar halfway between an Alba and Bosco it would be about right. I am looking to replace the 59 San Marcos due to the standover height. Also, I've never seemed to be able to find a good pedalling position or relationship between the seat position and the pedals. It's just never been right and I assume it is just that the frame is a little big. The 59 San Marcos and the 55 Sam is somewhat close in geometry. I'm afraid that I might run into the same bar issue with the Sam as with the San Marcos. The Clem, Sam, and Hunq (i think) have the upsloping top tube by 6 degrees which will help get the bars up. The Atlantis I think is only 2 or 2.5 degree upslope. Any advice on which model or models that you think might best for my sizing issues? On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
You've gotten some very good advice here. I'm a super clydesdale (400 lbs) and I can say that I would confidently ride pretty much any bike on the market with no fears. However, many would probably not be fun to ride due to excessive frame flexing from a person of my weight and many currently available wheels probably wouldn't last long under me. I e-mailed Grant several times about two years ago, when I weighed 360, and he was very insistent that the only Riv models he would recommend would be a Hunqapillar or a Bombadil. He wouldn't even recommend an Atlantis. Despite that, if I had the cash I would buy a used Atlantis in a heartbeat and just put some custom built wheels on it. All of the other bikes I've ridden with no problem were probably similar to the Atlantis in stoutness. I mostly ride pavement and I'm not a power rider. I will note that the one aluminum bike I owned accelerated like a race car under me, compared to my steel bikes so that might be an argument that a stiffer bike like a Hunqapillar might be better for me than what I'm currently riding. I will also note that on a bike forum I frequent, a guy who works as a mechanic at an LBS said a Hillborne came thru their shop and he got to ride it and his overall impression was that the bike was way to flexy for his tastes. Comfortable for gentle cruising was his opinion but horrible for hard riding and acceleration. He thought some or most of the flex might have been the high quill stem so who knows if that's even a valid representation of the frame itself. I've never thought of the Hillborne as being on the lighter side of things, more in the middle between a Homer and an Atlantis. On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:26:14 PM UTC-5, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I range between 220-240lbs and have had no issues with my Romulus with 28mm tires or my Saluki with 38mm tires. I've never tried carrying more than a credit card load with the Romulus, but with the Saluki I've gone on 5 day bikepacking trips with a front basket full and a carradice camper longflap stuffed to the gills. On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 1:26:14 PM UTC-7, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I'm 245 and rode a double top-tubed Sam for a while. It never felt weak or overly flexy. That being said, I sold it for want of fatter tires to accommodate a little rougher riding. Now I'm anxiously awaiting my Clem. This is a stout bike that will take fat tires, perfect for us Clydesdales. Unless you need something soon and want to plunk down the cash for a Hunqapillar, I encourage you to preorder a Clem while the price is still only $700. Best of luck! On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:26:14 PM UTC-5, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Clydesdale's -- Which Riv Model are you riding?
I'm 225# and I ride a Riv Road Standard (Reynolds 753 frame). I do light touring on it, maybe with a total load of 275# (I was 250# when I bought it). My Riv has proven to be strong and capable. The frame seems responsive enough to give a good ride without being flexy. I have a Giordana racing frame in very thinwall HT steel that flexes much more, but even that bike doesn't feel noodly under my girth. I definitely agree with Jim and the others that, being heavy, I don't like the ride of tires skinnier than 35-38 mm or so. I ride that Giordana rarely because it fits 700 x 26 mm max (although it rides nice with the GB Cerf tires). I converted my Riv to 650b to take advantage of the wide/supple tires, and I'd never switch it back. You're lucky that almost any Riv made today could fit ~35 mm tires and give you a great ride. Even the Roadeo or San Marcos can fit 700 x 35, and those would be perfectly OK for your weight if you want a bike for fast, unloaded riding. Steel is real (strong). If you want to carry light loads (20 lbs or so is common around here), I'd recommend a Sam/Atlantis, or a Hunq/Clem/Bomba for serious loads. On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 4:31 PM, cbone97 cbon...@gmail.com wrote: I'm 245 and rode a double top-tubed Sam for a while. It never felt weak or overly flexy. That being said, I sold it for want of fatter tires to accommodate a little rougher riding. Now I'm anxiously awaiting my Clem. This is a stout bike that will take fat tires, perfect for us Clydesdales. Unless you need something soon and want to plunk down the cash for a Hunqapillar, I encourage you to preorder a Clem while the price is still only $700. Best of luck! On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3:26:14 PM UTC-5, DSat wrote: To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I assume that the wider the tires the better. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
