There is no verdict yet. The headset isn't even completely installed. I suppose if I am going to come to a verdict I'll actually have to get out and ride, huh? That's getting progressively harder to do. #firstworldproblems
This is my third Rawland, all with skinny tubing and all with low trail, and the previous two were great. I'm not a low trail zealot, who thinks Rivish high trail will steer me off the side of the road. It's just different. You can steer more through a corner, but you have to steer, with your hands, more on a low trail bike. My Rivendells I feel like I steer with my hips. Both fine. I've never owned a bike that I thought was too flexible, so this is another stab at that. This bike will never ever get a rear rack, and will probably be completely unloaded 99% of the time. I don't think my stout Rivendells carry a penalty for being overbuilt, and I regard their stoutness as permission to load them up. The brakes are the real experiment for me. These M.A.F.A.C. Racers are astonishingly svelte, and yet they feel rock solid on the workstand. The front are going to howl at least for a while. They have 0 toe in at all. I really like the way the 32mm tires + fenders + brakes all happily coexist. Cozy and comfortable. From a build perspective, that's been a highlight. Yes, those SAUCY "french-tipped" brake levers also came on my mom's bike. I'm testing the Jan Heine cockpit: no hoods. On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 5:55:56 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote: > > Well, what’s the verdict – how are those brakes (with their most > excellent provenance)? > > > > Beautiful bike, Bill. Did the tasty covered levers come along with the > brakes? > > > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
