> Sure ! When I had a custom sport/touring frame made in '99, that's 1999 > for all the why2k kiddies.... I requested along with 62cm tt as long of > stays as I could get which was 18"(close enough to call it a 46cm). The > tubeset was from Reynolds 531ST. He made them shorter when I received the > frame and when I discovered it at home and called him he checked the > original order and indeed they were supposed to be 18", so he redid the > frame. He mentioned it was about the last full set of stays he could get > from Reynolds in 531.
Anyways ... I have enough room with 35mm tires no fenders to nave my pump behind the seat tube. It handles like a racing bike, the same as I was used to but with much longer stays :) It handles distinctly different from the Riv way. I've not ridden what people call "low trail" handling , but back then no one used such terms, it was what it was. When I hop on the Bomba it takes me a while to get used to it's handling, most notable out of the saddle it just feels goofy. Likewise so does the Franklin after riding the Bomba. For high speed maneuvering, the Franklin feels most natural to me, responding to every rider input of hands and body, the Bomba I still have to remind myself to "sit back and let it go". -- 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.
