Hi Leah, My Clem is coming along. I’m finally putting my fenders on today and taking off the front rack. I’ll put a rear rack on for now. Like you I still haven’t melded completely with the Clem. I love it, but it’s such a different creature that it takes some time to get used to. The length is the most obvious thing-at times I wish I would have gotten the 45, which is what I would get in an H. I remind myself that it’s really just a matter of patience and tinkering.
One of the things I like about this forum is the helpfulness of the members. I think it’s the willingness to try new things and accept the sometimes odd setups of others. Perhaps it’s a Riv owner characteristic. For quite a while bike shops have reminded me of stereo shops in the 70s, complete with an attitude. And before I get howls of protest, I realize the number I’ve visited is a small sample. I am sure there are plenty of great ones out there and I just haven’t found them. Anyway, it has motivated me to fumble my way through doing my own wrenching. Since you have a Clem and a Cheviot, how would you compare the two? I’ve only ridden a Cheviot for a couple of blocks, but still think of getting one. Keith > On Jan 4, 2020, at 2:31 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Holy heck, Joe, it’s true about helping me out of mechanical messes. That has > also been a group effort here on this List. You guys are all wonderful and I > ought to give you half my kingdom. I’m pretty sure there was a collective > sigh of relief when I finally put the last piece of my Clem L in place. > > I’m back to Just Riding now, and aiming to get back the feeling like my new > bike is an extension of me. I haven’t taken to this bike as quickly as the > Clementine or the Betty; I think it’s a little long. Hoping I get to where I > won’t notice, soon. I had to order a new long wheelbase bar for my bike rack, > since the Clem is over 48 inches 🙄. It arrives soon. > > Keith - how is your Clem coming along? Did you switch racks? Did you sort out > the issue? Or are you just living with a floppy front load? > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jan 4, 2020, at 2:46 AM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think you can helpfully advise on technique and equipment; cycling isn't >> a thing you are born doing. I do agree there's a limit to this approach, and >> I'm especially sensitive to it on a largely male-dominated forum where it >> can be too easy to slip into sexist notions of "telling the little lady how >> it's done." >> >> I've given Leah plenty of advice - usually because she asked - as a person >> who's been riding and wrenching for decades and can possibly help her skip a >> few mistakes I've made. But no, I can't tell her how to ride and would not >> even try to speak that way. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/7788bnQgvV0/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b56e8ac7-0247-4639-99fe-b847202803db%40googlegroups.com. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9F3F2E21-7A17-4EAA-9E09-BBA7B0BF9A8A%40gmail.com. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5BC6250C-4639-417F-AAF9-AD8D2022153C%40icloud.com.
