I could live with TCO for a Riv offroader; basically I've been looking for a road bike that will take 65s plus fenders. I've been told onlist that the Bombadil won't take 60s; was I told wrong? -- Not that I expect Riv to design for my particular idiosyncracies, but it *would* be nice for me ...
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:27 AM, newenglandbike <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On Dec 11, 10:06 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > Grant: please make the Atlantis replacement with enough tire clearance > for > > 60s plus fenders. Horizontals would be nice, but I won't insist. > > > > > Horizontal DO's might be good but for tire clearance, at what point > would this bike be a straight-up mountain bike? I think with that > kind of clearance, the frame would have to compromise 'Q-factor' due > to the wide CS, and would need a long front-center length to avoid > wicked toe-overlap, and that might make the bike less suited for > 'sport'-touring, something the current Atlantis can do, due to it's > versatility and non-design-extremes, if you will. > > As far as mountain/touring, the Bombadil fulfills that purpose like it > was nuthin', and the 700c versions clear 2.3's easily. It's really > an awesome bike. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
