[RBW] Buy a Clem (from Rivendel) and get a $750 store credit(!)
Chad, I'm about your height and have owned both sizes of Clem H (and a 52 L). I think the sizing recommendations are skewed towards the stock completes which come with wa reachy-backy Bosco Bars. If I was buying today I would choose between two styles: Stock complete as a street bike; my own build as a trail bike with mtb-flattish bars. The 52 with reachy-backy and minimal clearance works for the street. 45 would be perfect as a mountain bike, and I'm not worried about tires; I just found some Schwalbe Black Jack knobbies for my XO-1. If you want a smaller/lower H that you can toss around in the dirt, I say throw some flatbars or original Bullmoose on there and have at it. Do it this weekend and get free shipping, too! -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Buy a Clem (from Rivendel) and get a $750 store credit(!)
Wow! Great deal. I’ve been holding out for the small or medium Gus Boots to use as a MTB, but this offer is very tempting. I bought my wife a used 52 Low a couple of years ago and while she never rode it, I used it for a while and loved how it road and it was a great fit. I ended up trading it for an original ‘93 BStone XO-2. The problem for me with the Clem H is that a 46 seems too small and Riv recommends that I ride a 52. Based on having owned a used 52 Bombadil, I am almost sure the 52 H would give me a similar minimal 80ish SO that would be okay on light trails but borderline inappropriate for rough trail use with wide tires. I guess it would depend on what I used the Clem H for and should probably see what Riv recommends. Before the Clem came out, Brian and Grant recommended I size down to 48 650B Bomba or 50 Hunqapillar, but new ones are semi-custom and way out of my price range LOL. I am sure a 46 Clem L would work fine for me, but it is too bad they don’t offer it in a 48-50 650B. I’ve got several old 26” MTB’s and a ‘93 XO-2, but prefer 650B on a new bike as good 26” knobbies are getting ever harder to find each year. Does anyone here with about an 80PBH have experience riding a 46 or 52 Clem High? I am roughly 5’6” with what seems to be a longer than average PBH for my size. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Buy a Clem (from Rivendel) and get a $750 store credit(!)
Yep, just like it sounds. Here is what Grant Peterson says in his latest Blahg (emphasis in bold added). If I didn't have one, I'd get one. Act now! *CLEM H's are incredible bikes, Hillybikes, All-Rounders, tourers, commuters. Dialed in, super values, and they aren't selling. We're not going to do them again,which seems nuts to me when I look at all the mainstream bikes that do sell for more and aren't as good, but that's just me.* *Nevertheless, we're in a spot and we need to move 20 of those. Need to. We have 45s for most riders up to 5-6, 52s for most riders up to 5-11, and 59s for most riders up to 6-4. Complete except for saddles. This is a more comfortable, useful, better designed, better riding bike than most bikes in the world, and we need to sell 20. Here's an incentive: The first ten people to buy one between now and the end of the month will get $750 store credit. * *If you have a Clem H, you know what a great bike it is, and don't get mad that you paid more. Mourn us for having to do this and rejoice in the bargain your comrades are getting. If you don't have a CLEM H, but want a rough-stuff, toury-trail-towny bike, holy cow, a good time to get one.* *And all orders received on Sat and Sun (the 16th and 17th will get free shipping and a $10 credit toward a future order placed within a month.* *I hate this stuff, but this is the reality, and it's a good opportunity. For those who read the BLAHG.* *We (and certainly I) have a lot to be thankful for. I don't mean to sound desperate, just want to get over a hump we got 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
