We just started carrying the Brooklyn Bicycle Co. brand in our shop as an inexpensive introduction to useful all-around bicycles. The Roebling and Lorimer do not disappoint with clearance for 40mm tires with fenders and a host of braze-ons. Sure I might change a couple things here and there...but for a fully geared bike with chromoly frame... sold through a bike shop at $499....the value can't be beat really (this is a good and bad thing IMO).
Having said all that, I say save up a little more money and buy a Clem. It's something special that your daughter may cherish the rest of her days. They are truly a beautiful bicycle and ride like a dream. On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 6:28:06 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > After typing that heading, I paused to ask myself if the question is > kosher for this list. But I think it is; it has to do with my desire to get > a fat tired bike with large bb drop for my daughter. > > I can't afford a Clem, but I think the Clem would be ideal for her: > pushing 15, very occasional rider who just the other day suggested that I > take her riding (tears to my eyes!); the landscape the bosque near my house > which is laced with nice trails, but with sandy soil; a bike that can > accommodate 60 mm tires and ride decently on flat dirt but also on pavement. > > If I do this right, daughter may in 10 years commission 6 Rivendell > customs, so who knows. > > 1990s mountain bikes are a possible -- she has a cheap very early aughts . > > Diamond Back mtb -- but really, she will be more comfortable with a frame > with far more bb drop. > > Build: sprung saddle; swept back bar; wide range 1Xn gearing. > > Use: rides with Dad, riding to nearby school with 1000 lb backpack. > > Ideas? Thanks. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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.
