I believe the production frame Clems and Clementines will have two bottle
mounts.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 11:23:01 PM UTC-6, A. L Young wrote:
I saw only one bottle mount on the Clementine. The Blug shows a bottle
behind the seat tube on that black Clemmy. It
Am I missing something here water bottle mounts ? On both the Chev
and the Clems , I see only one . I don't know about anyone else but I
rarely ride with 1 large bottle , and those are 20 miles . Does this mean
you have to mcgyver water bottle mounts with aftermarkets I assume
Other impressions that have come to mind:
- I liked the cheap-o retr-o plastic grips, but I think without gloves my
hands would get sticky sweaty on long rides with them.
- I can't comment on the seat. The binder bolt broke while adjusting it for
the test ride which ended up being all-standing
I really like the black Clemintine, the one pictured on the Blug is
luscious. But I admit, I am scared of the swoop down top tube. It just
seems so mechanically not well thought out. A mixte has a much better
design for dealing with frame stresses, that seems like a reasonable frame.
But
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 2:34:19 PM UTC-7, Wayne Naha wrote:
I really like the black Clemintine, the one pictured on the Blug is
luscious. But I admit, I am scared of the swoop down top tube. It just
seems so mechanically not well thought out. A mixte has a much better
design for
i was wondering that myself, but I'd add Comfortably and within a
reasonable time:p
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 2:34:19 PM UTC-7, Wayne Naha wrote:
Could one do a century on such a bike?
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they do have a beefier feel than most step thru bikes ive come in contact
with, but i agree that the innate nature of the design makes me wonder a
little. (the cable routing would bother me more though.) But then again, i
see swoop tube bikes that are like 50 years old every once in a while and
The Riv spectrum certainly includes bikes not intended for centuries or full
touring. So I'd guess that trading off those things to make the Clementine
practical and fun were part of the design. I rode it yesterday; it rides really
nice. I could easily see it for afternoon fun rides that make
I would not hesitate to dirt tour on my Cheviot. It is the 60cm version and
can fit 50mm tires. Not talking fat bike style expedition touring, but
gravel roads and bay area type single track should not pose a problem. Of
course all a matter of how much you carry and how well you pick your
I didn't say it as directly, but I agree with you about the trail riding,
Aaron. Perfect use for sure. (And strangely enough, another thing that makes it
far superior to so many cheap mixtes is that it has a great fork as opposed to
their lousy springy forks.)
On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:44 PM,
Yes, I think the Hunqa-fork coupled with those crazy chainstays makes the
bike.
Aaron Young
The Dalles, OR
On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:57 PM, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net
wrote:
I didn't say it as directly, but I agree with you about the trail riding,
Aaron. Perfect use for sure. (And
I agree with Drew - the Clementine I rode seemed a lot beefier than even
the Cheviot. I wouldn't be afraid to tour a bit on the Cheviot that I
bought for my wife. In fact, recently we loaded it up with rear panniers
(lightly loaded, to be fair), medium saddle bag, and the Wald basket up
front
My 'Viut with bullmoose boscos and rock 'n road tires handled local single
track very well this past weekend. Not as well as the Jones, but not that
far off either. Was able to clean all the usual technicalities and made it
up the steepest inclines. On the road is wonderful too. I feel like it
Other impressions that have come to mind:
- I liked the cheap-o retr-o plastic grips, but I think without gloves my
hands would get sticky sweaty on long rides with them.
- I can't comment on the seat. The binder bolt broke while adjusting it for
the test ride which ended up being all-standing
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