Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-14 Thread cyclotourist
Yes, 28 was considered huge! Now anything 38mm seems downright quaint! On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@gmail.com wrote: Ha! Yeah... and that seemed like a big tire... But remember - a lot of this was driven by other factors: - Brake reach and clearance - Lack of

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-14 Thread Joe Bernard
I remember upgrading the Ruffy Tuffy 28s on my Romulus in 2003 to Pasela 32s. Those huge tires on a road bike, it was *crazy!* :) On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 3:40:20 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, 28 was considered huge! Now anything 38mm seems downright quaint! On Sat, Mar

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-14 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
Ha! Yeah... and that seemed like a big tire... But remember - a lot of this was driven by other factors: - Brake reach and clearance - Lack of decent tires in that size range On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7:54:03 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Remember Rivendells that only had clearance

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread cyclotourist
Remember Rivendells that only had clearance for 28-32mm tires! That seems like a BCE funerary object you would find in an Etruscan tomb! On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: *I also love that Riv has now been around long enough that there are eras.* Right? I

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread Joe Bernard
*I also love that Riv has now been around long enough that there are eras.* Right? I remember the era when Riv style was an outlier in a sea of skinny tires and low bars. Now there's tall headtubes and fat tires everywhere, and 650B is a common mtb size! On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 4:35:20 PM

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread James Warren
-Original Message- From: Bill Lindsay Sent: Mar 13, 2015 10:48 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] 2008 time machine When I bought my Hillborne in Fall of 2009, Keven handed me two Riv Readers, the late 2008 one and the early 2009 one. I ran

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread James Warren
Wow. The transition from what I sometimes call the "Riv Classic" era of ToyoRam and ToyoAtlantis to the current era. I simultaneous love both the classic era and what they have evolved into. I also love that Riv has now been around long enough that there are eras. Off to ride my 2TT albatross bar