Leah, I'd happily be your twin! You want the sparkly red paint on your Chev and I'll have to hold out for a beautiful blue. Thanks for sharing what Vince told you. I love that idea of a Susie-version. Now I wonder how long we will have to wait for the next batch of Chevs.
On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 1:29:26 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > Joyce, what are we, the same exact person??? > > I love my Clementine, same as you, but I *also* want something spirited > and light, but not a diamond frame. I’m really hoping those Cheviots happen > late summer because I’ll be getting one in that batch. I had the same > caveat as you - I told Vince I wanted the bike to be a lot lighter than my > Clem. Think about it - those Clems are overbuilt for me. I don’t have a lot > in common mass-wise with a 200 pound man - I could get by with lighter > tubing. I love my Clem but it is heavy, and I have nothing but hills here. > Therefore, I’m always expending a fair amount of effort and I’m slow. The > only other bike I’m interested in is the Cheviot, because it’s a mixte. But > it also occurs to me I might be able to get what I want from Nobilette. So, > I asked Vince: should I order a Cheviot or should I get a lighter-tubed > custom? After we talked for a long time he told me we could do fine with a > production Chev if I spent a little extra on getting lighter PARTS. Things > like aluminum handlebars instead of steel, etc. I would love to see > Rivendell offer a Susie-version of its Clem. > > So, that’s my plan for now. But those Cheviots will not arrive until > sometime in August. Supposedly. Who knows with the world being as it is > right now. We could be twins you know; each have a Clementine and a > Cheviot. #rivtwins -- 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/2c104b88-2650-4358-af92-7de92e127d51%40googlegroups.com.
