[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-15 Thread cam starnes
Very nice, and those Chocomoose bars look right at home. Now you're tempting me into a bar swap and my Clem isn't even here yet! Will be on Wednesday by end of day, however, FedEx promises... On Saturday, 13 August 2016 16:39:18 UTC-4, Kai Vierstra wrote: > > Pictured, the Clempaloosa, this

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-14 Thread Kai Vierstra
SKS 65's, P65 is the designation I think? They've been on a shelf for 6 months waiting for that bike. They're not really big enough for the "Big Ones", but they're big enough that I had to trim them due to rubbing from the chain when in low low low gear. Now that I've trimmed the fender the

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-14 Thread Michael Morrissey
Looks great! What fenders are you using? m On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 4:39:18 PM UTC-4, Kai Vierstra wrote: > > Pictured, the Clempaloosa, this morning at 12:30am, at 242 st./Van > Cortland Park, tired and waiting for the 1 train to take me homeward. Lots > of loose strings and wires,

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-13 Thread Joe Bernard
I love it, Kai. You managed to make a brand new Clem look like it just got back from a world tour. Nice! -- 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] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-13 Thread Jim D Massachusetts
Picture? Jim D.Massachusetts On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 1:21:43 PM UTC-4, Kai Vierstra wrote: > > I placed my order in January, being way too excited for a big bike > to wait for details (like specific sizing). I don't think the reach is that > much different

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-12 Thread Kai Vierstra
I placed my order in January, being way too excited for a big bike to wait for details (like specific sizing). I don't think the reach is that much different between the Bosco and the Choco, it's the height that sets them apart, and the slightly more useful forward section on the Choco bar. The

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-11 Thread cam starnes
There's a thought - I do love a good handlebar swap! To me, no single part changes the personality of a bike quite so drastically, which can certainly keep things fun and interesting. I want to give Boscos a good fair shake first, in light of Zed Martinez's excellent Clem review and the fact

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-11 Thread LLM
Cam, I placed my Clem preorder April 12. It shipped last Friday, August 5. New Bike Day tomorrow! Linda On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 3:40:01 PM UTC-4, cam starnes wrote: > > Interesting. Thanks, Scott. Guess that makes sense! If I could ask, when > did you place your preorder? Trying hard

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-10 Thread cam starnes
Thanks for this - that's exactly my quandary. I like the adjustability (have heard several folks say they like their Boscos at more of an angle than the moose version) and the additional real estate next to the stem for the forward grip, but I do worry about flex. 58cm Boscos + 120mm stem = a

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-10 Thread cam starnes
Interesting. Thanks, Scott. Guess that makes sense! If I could ask, when did you place your preorder? Trying hard to be patient and not bug Rivendell folks with better things to do about where my Clem is in the queue! On Wednesday, 10 August 2016 07:20:07 UTC-4, scott wrote: > > I called on

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-10 Thread scott
I called on Monday with a few questions about my Clem that had just arrived. They in fact do not have the moose anymore and it is because, as Mark explained, it was a pain to fit it all into the shipping box. I was relieved to get a regular stem because I like to angle my bars down more than a

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-10 Thread 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch
I noticed this when Grant posted pics of the tape job on his new mustard Clem L., with NBMB. At first I thought maybe he got a frameset, but then I noticed the tell-tale gray saddle. Maybe it was in response to people just not being comfortable these days with not being able to adjust the bar

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-09 Thread Joe Bernard
Well there ya go. This might be good for some buyers, those wayback-and-wide Boscos are an acquired taste. It'll be cheaper to try a new bar this way. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-09 Thread cam starnes
The actual order page makes no mention of it, but this page notes the 2016 batch is non-moose: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-clemsmith.htm. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

2016-08-09 Thread Bill Lindsay
How have you determined that Clem-completes are now shipping with non-bullmoose bars? All of the Clem Completes in the "ready to ride" section of rivbike.com have bullmooses. The catalog sure says it's bullmooses. Is it possible that you might be looking at photos of bikes posted by people