[RBW] Re: Mixte Frames & Drop Bars Question
Sky, guessing those are Rando bars, short reach, bent back and flared up - they look perfect for the geometry of the frame. On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:07:13 PM UTC-5, Sky Coulter wrote: > > My wife is 5'4" and rides a 52cm betty with drops - she wanted drops over > the albatross bars I originally put on. She's super comfortable on it. Her > only complaint is maybe wanting the bars a little lower than they are. > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/140959259@N03/25082314184/in/dateposted-public/ > > Sky in new west > > > -- 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] Re: Mixte Frames & Drop Bars Question
My wife tried albatross on her Betty and didn't like her hands being that far from the brakes when she was riding.After putting on drops it's her go to bike.When she walks into the garage the Atlantis and the Rodeo sit and she takes of on the Betty. Kelly On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 6:35:16 PM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > After listening to my daughter's many admiring comments about her Mother's > Betty, I engaged her in a bike conversation. Of course the Betty is > amongst the most beautiful production bikes ever made, but it turns out > that the real attraction was the step through feature. For the last two > years most of her riding has included our grandson on the rear seat. This > year he has graduated to a tag-a-long and she has sold her car, so lots of > riding around town, to & from work, etc. A step throug makes a lotta sense > for her. So in a fit of generosity I offered to buy her a new frame. Then > it turns out that she is not ready to let go of her drop bars. She thinks > they give her more power but I suspect that her entire (25 year) biking > experience has been on either a classic Bianchi/Campy racing bike and a > SOMA Dbl Cross leads her to like what she knows. > > It turns out she is right between Riv's small & medium size and so we have > wondered if the smaller size could be matched to drop bars for her. Have > any of you tried to use a Betty, Cheviot, or Clementine with drop bars? > > michael > -- 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] Re: Mixte Frames & Drop Bars Question
My wife is 5'4" and rides a 52cm betty with drops - she wanted drops over the albatross bars I originally put on. She's super comfortable on it. Her only complaint is maybe wanting the bars a little lower than they are. https://www.flickr.com/photos/140959259@N03/25082314184/in/dateposted-public/ Sky in new west On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 4:35:16 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > After listening to my daughter's many admiring comments about her Mother's > Betty, I engaged her in a bike conversation. Of course the Betty is > amongst the most beautiful production bikes ever made, but it turns out > that the real attraction was the step through feature. For the last two > years most of her riding has included our grandson on the rear seat. This > year he has graduated to a tag-a-long and she has sold her car, so lots of > riding around town, to & from work, etc. A step throug makes a lotta sense > for her. So in a fit of generosity I offered to buy her a new frame. Then > it turns out that she is not ready to let go of her drop bars. She thinks > they give her more power but I suspect that her entire (25 year) biking > experience has been on either a classic Bianchi/Campy racing bike and a > SOMA Dbl Cross leads her to like what she knows. > > It turns out she is right between Riv's small & medium size and so we have > wondered if the smaller size could be matched to drop bars for her. Have > any of you tried to use a Betty, Cheviot, or Clementine with drop bars? > > michael > -- 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.
