+1 on Stuart's comment. One of the challenging things about a Rivendell is that many of us must purchase them sight unseen. While this may be perfectly acceptable for aesthetics (or else we wouldn't buy them in the first place) or fit (I trust that the folks at Riv know their bikes), the ride quality is hard to judge without an actual spin on the bike. And speaking from personal experience, some Rivs ride amazing (to me) while some seem sluggish (again, to me). The SimpleOne is the best bike I have ever thrown a leg over. But I don't feel that way about some of the stouter models I've ridden. Now, I've never ridden an Appoloosa, but I imagine some people love the long chain stays (and the ride quality this produces), while some people don't...and for many of us, it's hard to know until you buy one. Either way it's a beautiful bike and I hope to one day ride one.
On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 1:55:24 PM UTC-4, Stuart Lovinggood wrote: > > A lot, maybe not most, of people buy Rivs sight unseen. And because most > people have only ever ridden bikes with shorter wheelbases, it's not > necessarily clear exactly how a longer one will affect handling, especially > because everyone's bodies and abilities are different. I would say it all > ultimately depends on exactly how and where you ride the bike, so I > wouldn't write someone off for trying something new. > > As for the Joe being the first and only bike of its kind, I'd say the Joe > is a nicer, upright version of the LHT so I wouldn't really make that claim > at all. I've attached some photos of the LHT I'm thinking of here. > -- 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.
