I did the Farmer's Daughter that year on a bike with centerpulls and 700 x 38-43 tires (can't remember which set I had on at the time). The main problem with a non-canti or disc setup is the mud buildup under and along the brake arms. I hosed off at the rest stop after partaking of the whiskey-soaked Swedish Fish and pickle juice.
I saw this when you first listed it and was tempted as it's a great deal and I am the same size.I think just too many similar bikes, (though this one outclasses them). I suppose presumptuous of me to claim the bike was not a good fit. That would be based partly on my prejudices, including a dislike of super tall stems on a traditional drop bar bicycle. I think maybe the angle of the photo, and the angle of the seat and the fact that the sides are cutaway, adds to the illusion that there is a decent amount of seatpost showing. My preference would be to have less seatpost so the handlebars could come down as well. I realize this is the Riv list and that amount of quill is not unusual. Can you provide the saddle height shown in the photo? I ride 57-59cm bikes and I'm the same height as you but don't have that much seatpost showing. All 5'10" people are not the same! On Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 6:15:27 PM UTC-4, spencer robinson wrote: > > Hi All, > The bike that is listed on Hudson Valley CL is mine, you can ask me any > questions you might have. > The bike is in fact a 57cm. > I am 5’10” tall and the bike pictured is setup for me, it fits beautiful. > I have done all day rides on it and it has been my choice for high mileage > excursions. > In a pinch for a second bike, in the 11th hour, I rode this bike in the > Farmers Daughter Gravel Grinder, with the single track, mud and hills 2 > seasons ago, I ran it with Clement 700x40 gravel tires, on Velocity A23 > rims, with tubes. The fat tires had to be depressurized to pass by the > calipers but they did fit. The bike was designed to take as much as 700x38 > according the the brochures. 700x40 were very close, but only on the > calipers, otherwise, it seemed fine. > The bike Is being sold with a very nice wheelset, the old style Open Pro > rims with nice fresh gravel kings, the smooth ones in 700x32. > The shifters are vintage RSX, as I am sure that you guys know, RSX was a 7 > speed shifter, however they share DNA with the 105 shifters. I sent these > shifters down to Jim in Duncan SC and along with completely rebuilding > them, he replaced the “guts” on the right hand with 8 speed 105. So now > instead of a spacer on the free hub, it runs 8 speed on the rear....pretty > cool trick, search Shimano shifter repair on facebook, you can find Jim on > eBay as well. Sheldon used to use him back time. > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2ae60c3b-ff69-4923-aef0-cff699a2962b%40googlegroups.com.
