Mine is supposed to show up tomorrow. I'm super antsy for it! Jim in Mpls On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:30:38 AM UTC-5, Kurt Henry wrote: > > I asked a while back about a small bike suggestion for my son's mom, > followed by a WTB for a 45cm Clem-L. No leads turned up, so I got in line > for the presale. And it finally showed up today! > > We went with the green, which I had read was a very interesting color that > doesn't photograph well. I'll second (third? fourth?) that comment. Such > a cool bronzey-browney-green that seems to change color in different > light. I got it put together and took it for a short spin to make sure the > shifting and braking were all set before I handed it over. Shifting was > great and the braking was as well once I cleared a minor hurdle: the front > brake cable was fine for length, but was routed behind the fork. I thought > maybe I'd managed to loop it under the fork leg when I got the bars out. > But for the life of me I couldn't get it looped back around. No big deal, > loosen clamp, move cable to correct side, reattach, and ready to roll. > > The bike is definitely too small for me at almost 5'10". On the road it > was very smooth and well behaved. The steering was really light, but > that's probably not helped by the extended seatpost and slack seat tube > pushing me back out toward the back. I did take it through some gravel at > the park behind our house before looping around. Slow speed in the gravel > was really dicey and twitchy. I was about to hop off to avoid taking a > spill and scratching it before she got to ride it it. Not at all what I > was expecting! But back out on the road, it was a very nice ride. > > After the quick shakedown, the key item of the day was dropping the seat > back down to Jenni's height and letting her take it for a spin. She LOVED > it!! So, end of the day, mission accomplished. > > Now, a couple of questions. Just when I think I've been around the block > a few times around bikes, this one has a few braze-ons I did not expect. > There are tabs on the front of the seat stays, going straight into the stay > (vs. hourglasses). What are those for? And the rear dropouts have more > eyelets than I can imagine a use for. I can see the ones part way up the > seatstays as intended for a rack, to stay out of the way of fenders (or > perhaps I have that backwards). But what are the extra eyelets behind the > rear dropout intended for? > > Finally, who builds the wheels for the production bikes? I'm assuming > they're machine built to hit the price point. But I was surprised to find > a rainbow of colors for the nipples. Totally unexpected, and a very nice > surprise! > > Thanks all! > Kurt Henry > Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA > > P.S. Yes, I know, the bike is turned the wrong way, should be drive side. > I was about to set the kickstand on the downhill side (toward me), realized > it was too steep, so let it rest the other way against Jenni's jeep for a > quick picture. Had to get inside and get dinner going! > >
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