Hi Will. I am aware of the tighter geo on the Bridgestone MBs, and the super light tubing spec'd on the MB-0. That was late eighties-early nineties. My point was that the chainstay lengthening is not something all that recent, as was implied by Phillip (to peg it at 8 years ago means Grant came up with the notion the day of the interview). 70s-80s Masis have 41-42cm chainstays. The late 90s Heron is just shy of 46cm--not unheard of for touring bikes, but certainly no longer easy to find by that time. And of course, as you point out, models with swept-back bars allow this parameter to be pushed even further. You won't see a 50cm chainstay on the Roadini, though.
On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 11:17:41 PM UTC-4, William deRosset wrote: > > Dear Mark, > > Grant innovated/popularized the NORBA MTB geometry. > > His MTB geometry features relatively short chainstays, and > steeper-than-Excelsior angles, and they were distinct from the other > mass-produced offerings of the 1980's, which copied the Repack bikes until > they copied Grant. > > His road bikes were pretty standard Italian stage-racing stuff, built on > the stout side, though he bought the Guimard/Lemond high setback/long top > tube approach to design, which fit me beautifully. He also, once he had > fuller creative control, pushed for wider tires than was fashionable at the > time. > > He has since embraced swept-back bars and slacker geometry, and followed > his Muse where it might take him. > > Best, > > Will > William M deRosset > Fort Collins Colorado > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
