Patrick, That makes sense and I think I attributed the low step off to saddle height incorrectly. This Simple One is the best riding single speed I've tried! I had a Wabi Classic for a while and the ride is so much better on the Riv. I'll need to wrap the forward position of the handlebars tomorrow as I found myself using that area during my ride, especially out of the saddle uphill. Doug
On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 8:49 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is one big advantage (but not the only one!) of Grant's penchant for > large bb drop, which puts the bottom bracket, thus also pedals, closer to > the ground. It's not the amount of seatpost showing (which doesn't affect > the saddle height, all else equal) but the "drop" or downward angle of the > seatstays from rear dropouts to bottom bracket that allows this. In other > words, Rivendells, at least those I've ridden, have the bottom brackets and > pedals closer to the ground than other frames of similar sizes. > > I've gotten so used to Rivendell bb drop that riding other bikes with less > bb drop, like my otherwise so unexceptionable Monocog 29er, always take a > bit of re-habituation when I ride them after riding my Rivs and Riv copies. > > Doug H. <dhansford1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ... there is very little seat-post exposed with the saddle height set for >> me which I haven't experienced on other bikes. The advantage is that I can >> put my feet on the ground with just a little lean when I stop. >> > -- > 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/1ABsTd2FjCU/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/CALuTfgt%2BAA%2BPjSUGqTTrvvjmnjesMiEhE-jGkUpeP0L9xh%2BuRQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgt%2BAA%2BPjSUGqTTrvvjmnjesMiEhE-jGkUpeP0L9xh%2BuRQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAHWKbCLGH-ECxj1WeUQMcqBf5k%3DSzmBAc4uDeTK0y-P6k44QZg%40mail.gmail.com.
