"Fastish" never happens. Never will. I ride to get places and I don't care how long it takes. In fact, I prefer that it take longer.
Yes, it does have a much wider range than the Brompton, and honestly much to wide for my use. I'm probably a good candidate for a 1x setup. <More "WTF? How do you hand me a $4k bike and say 'don't ride it over any sticks'?" ranting deleted> On Monday, November 23, 2015 at 1:03:31 AM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: > > "Terrified" is not fun, and I can understand your trepidation after > catching up on your story. I hope you got your Cheviot dialed in this > weekend and can head out for a little ride Monday. Not that you asked, but > I would recommend riding it like your Brompton with the focus on just > getting the feel for the new bike. If you stay in the middle ring and just > shift the rear derailer, you should have a wider range than what the > Brommie provides. This process is what I use on all new-to-me bikes, just > like breaking in a car. I find that I get a little nervous if I try to > figure out all the new variables at once at a fastish clip. I need to go > slow and adapt to the bike in steps, if that makes sense. > > Joe "yes you can pass me, I'm not racing" Bernard > Vallejo, CA. > > On Friday, November 20, 2015 at 1:58:00 PM UTC-8, Lynne Cooney wrote: > >> Despite the absolute hell I have been through with mine, I'm glad I >> snatched it up! >> >> I have new fenders (SKS) that I will be installing this weekend, and it >> will finally be ridable. As is, I've been terrified every single ride. >> > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
