I think Grant, in his casual manner of speaking, means “typical.” And I take that to refer to diamond frame.
I might say that no one has worked harder to make mixtes/step-through frames acceptable to men than Rivendell. Erasing the Clem H and only offering that model in the L version was huge. And now I see men of all ages riding Clem Ls and the connotation to “girl bike” is fading. Leah > On Apr 2, 2022, at 10:00 AM, George Schick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Curious that he uses the term "normal" for other than mixte. What's > "normal"? A diamond shaped road frame? A step-through (which is different > than mixte)? > >> On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 8:22:50 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >> >> If you follow Rivendell on Instagram, they asked their followers a fun >> question yesterday: >> >> You get one bike for the rest of your life - what frame material, and what >> style - mixte or normal? >> >> Attached is a screenshot of Grant’s quote and Betsy Streeter’s art. >> >> What a question! The frame material and style is easy - I love a Rivendell >> steel mixte, but only one? In the end, my #1 is my raspberry Platypus, but >> I’d cry real tears if parted from my Clem L or my shopping Platypus. Up >> until 2020 I was a one bike gal, but I am really savoring having a trio of >> bikes set up for different enjoyments. I chose the raspberry mixte as my One >> Bike Forever because it’s the most beautiful, does whatever I want it to, >> and has heaps of sentimental value. >> >> What would be your One Bike Forever? Do you have that bike or is it a dream >> bike? Do you have a photo? >> 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/uIxvJuDqMQQ/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5444e3ee-9322-4d42-bb44-bd8b6d8edebdn%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/FF10EC99-F35A-4416-8CE4-2831D240FE92%40gmail.com.
