Thought I’d jump in and propose a thread I’ve been thinking about since that beautiful, burgundy Appaloosa showed up on the web specials. Like so many others, I’ve been very curious about the Joe Appaloosa frame. I was looking over the Riv geometry charts and the chart on the Joe. Joe’s 55 specs are so similar to the early specs of the 56 Hillborne with longer stays and a longer top tube and fork rake. Joe appears to be a lengthened early Sam with larger tire clearances. I have a 56 canti-Sam after they shortened the top tube which is great on the road. I just start to wonder if the Appaloosa would be better in the dirt or when camping (particularly in the dirt!). Of course, I’d prefer just the frame so I could swap all the parts which I’ve grown quite fond of on the Hillborne.
Any speculation as to how the Joe ride would compare to Sam? To any other Riv models? I’ve seen people posting reports such as, "like the hillborne but with more clearances" and "cross between Atlantis and Hunqapillar” and "cross between Atlantis and Hillborne”. Now that the Appaloosa is officially in presale, I would love to hear what people are thinking about its place in the Riv line up. John -- 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.
