Gill, thank YOU for sharing your delight. Incidentally, I’m the one who renamed the boring RBW Blue to “blue-green-shot-through-with-glimmer-like-sunlight-on-seawater”. If you like it, I’ll take the credit, and if you loathe it, I’ll accept the blame. That color is beautiful in all lighting, I think. Mine’s from 2019, but I’m assuming the 2020 is the same shade of blue.
I don’t even think of gender when I look at the Clems anymore. There have been so many men who ride them - all over the internet. My brother in law is a former college athlete, stands 6’2” and ordered the Clem L BECAUSE he wanted the step-through frame and no one makes one in his size...save Rivendell. Now he can stop ripping his expensive dress pants because no more will he swing a leg over a top tube. Bosco bars: game-changers, I agree. There is no going back, you will be ruined for all else. The problem I have is that ALL our family’s bikes have them and loading several Bosco’ed bikes is not for the faint of heart. Sitting upright is so comfortable, and it will make you want to wander. Don’t let them tell you it’s “sit up and beg” - it’s the seated command position! 😜 You’ll love your new Clem, I think. Top tubes...who needs ‘em? Leah Sent from my iPad > On Aug 31, 2020, at 12:45 PM, Gill <crgil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yes, thanks for asking, my big, blue, non-binary Clem L bicycle recently > arrived (albeit belatedly) at the back door. Fat-tired and swoopy with a bell > and basket and so different from bikes I’m used to. I’d never ridden or even > seen a Clem before. I bought because I wanted a Rivendell and it was the most > the affordable model, complete and off-pavement capable. But I really wasn’t > sure what to expect. In photos Clem’s appearance had reminded me of Bette > Davis: beautiful in some angles/light and “whatever happened to baby jane” > homely in others. Turns out it’s a good looking bike in person not ungainly > at all. The blue (only color available) was almost a deal breaker until I > read a description of the color by an owner on this group as, > “blue-green-shot-through-with-glimmer-like-sunlight-on-seawater”, that > comment turned the tide. It’s a lovely blue. And yes some companions have > asked whether my new bike came in a men’s version but I ignore their > benighted jibes - they have yet to climb up out of the manhole. > > The ride is superb. I’ll admit to being a little worried that when I threw my > leg over the saddle (yes I know I don’t have to now but old habits...) I > would be riding a Clydesdale but that is decidedly not the case. First ride > after assembling accidentally included a narrow downhill chicane, embankment > on one side stone wall on the other, and the bike handled it at speed > effortlessly - handling is responsive, smooth and confidence inspiring: shift > weight and the bike readily follows. Off-road the front end lightly climbs > over whatever and the stretched out rear absorbs the bumps. I did flat both > tires on my maiden voyage as the unfamiliar trail turned out to be strewn > with briars and nettles. There’s bound to be a learning curve off-road and I > now know that Thunder Burts and thorns don’t mix. Oh and the upright relaxed > riding position is a revelation. It took thirty seconds to realize Bosco bars > are a game changer. I’ve never been so comfortable on a bike. I could meander > all day. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Thanks for > letting me share my delight. > > >> On Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 4:16:00 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> We need a little good news in the dark and twisty tale that is 2020. Lots of >> you will have received shiny new blue and green Clems at the time of this >> writing. I consider it your obligation to cheer the rest of us up with your >> new bikes. Stories and photos and impressions are encouraged and >> appreciated. Did you light up your world with dyno? Adorn the bike with new >> bags? Did you do a really wild color scheme? Are you pulling little >> bobble-headed cherubs in a bike trailer, or have you plopped them in a baby >> seat? Or maybe you are hauling adorable dogs in your baskets? Maybe your >> Clem is just streaking around naked because it’s your new exercise bike and >> you want it light. I don’t know, but I wouldn’t have to imagine if you would >> post your 2020 Clems right here. >> >> I hope the Sams, Appaloosas, Platypuses, and Charlies will also have >> dedicated threads when they arrive. These threads will also be really >> helpful for prospective shoppers to have this info. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Leah > > -- > 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/EY6w5A74Emk/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/ad4be1ae-f43a-4a23-87f8-0fa32c3fdaf5o%40googlegroups.com. > <BC8983AB-65AA-4BAD-B534-ACA28B124661.jpeg> -- 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. 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