My Homer is from 2019, previous version. Appa is 2016, also previous. Platy is 2021. Clem L is 2019 I think, current model.
I’m glad no damage to your Clem. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 4:48:49 AM UTC-4 Daman Kumar wrote: > Roberta, > > It’s interesting to see that the Homers reach 43” at the 54.5 cm size. I > am interested in wheelbase numbers for the exact same reason, although I > live in a suburb. Riding around, and especially commuting, is a lot more > convenient if I have the option of riding the bus back home or to the ferry > dock. > > Side story: when we lived in Boulder, CO I had loaded up the Clem on a > bus. I had misjudged just how risky it was, and the rear wheel popped off > the rack *while the bus was moving *. Fortunately, that’s all that > happened. On the bus ride back, I started the rear wheel to the rack to > prevent it from happening again. The drive politely informed me she > wouldn’t let me do that again, and I wouldn’t be able to use the rack of my > bike didn’t fit. No more of that, thank you. > > Daman > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 6:32 AM Roberta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's "Ive gotten quiet a few "yikes" with the Platy (and Appaloosa--not >> shown in pics) on bus racks." I put the bikes on there to test the length >> and feasibility. I wouldn't put the Platy on a rack if the bus was to >> move! :) >> >> On Monday, August 15, 2022 at 8:58:03 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote: >> >>> I didn't realize the Homer got longer wheelbases last year. I'm sure >>> someone here knows for sure. I don't keep track too closely. >>> >>> So, here are my numbers for much smaller sized bikes that I've ridden >>> or asked owners about, just to give you an idea between the bikes. They >>> may not be exacting, but you'll get the idea. BTW, my interest in >>> wheelbase length has to do with me being able to take bike on public >>> transportation bike racks. I live in the city, so this is important to >>> me. My two most favorite bikes are the Homer and Platy, so wheelbase >>> didn't correlate to "favorite." >>> >>> 54.5 Homer 43" >>> 51 Appaloosa 45" >>> 55 Cheviot 45 1/4" (or 45 1/2") >>> 55 Platy 47" >>> 52 Clem L 52" (I got to ride Leah's Bicycle Belle Ding Ding) >>> >>> And, yes, the blue color on Homer is lovely. >>> >>> I've gotten quite a few "yikes!" with that >>> >>> Roberta >>> >>> On Monday, August 15, 2022 at 6:04:19 PM UTC-4 Daman Kumar wrote: >>> >>>> Well, *of course* I didn't actually attach the image. Here it is. >>>> >>>> On Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:28:43 AM UTC-7 Daman Kumar wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, Rivsters, >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone here measured the wheelbase of their 61.5 cm Homer? I've >>>>> been meaning to replace my 59 cm Clem H with a shorter (emphasis on the >>>>> *er*) wheelbase-d bike for months now, and only just started actively >>>>> looking at options. The wheelbase is the only real complaint I have with >>>>> the Clem -- it is way too long to fit on a bus rack, which diminishes a >>>>> bike's utility for me. >>>>> >>>>> Given the increase in chainstay length for the 2021 model, I wanted to >>>>> check with the group if anyone has measured, or could measure, the >>>>> wheelbase of their 61.5 cm bike. >>>>> >>>>> I was originally considering picking up a Sam frame from the next >>>>> batch, but I do want to get an Atlantis a few years down the line as my >>>>> forever bike, and I felt there's a considerable overlap between the two. >>>>> I >>>>> intend to use the Homer as an S24O/bike-camping, go-fast (when not >>>>> bringing >>>>> groceries) bike. Randonneuring has interested me for a while, and it just >>>>> seems perfect (although, I don't think *I* would have much trouble using >>>>> a >>>>> Sam or Atlantis for brevets given I'm not really a fast rider). At under >>>>> 170 lbs. I believe it shouldn't be a problem. I digress. >>>>> >>>>> So... anybody? >>>>> >>>>> Clem tax: a picture on a typical PNW winter morning at Lake Sammamish >>>>> P.S. How cool would a canti Homer be, eh? >>>>> >>>>> Daman "who would be a lot more open to a Sam in that *gorgeous* Homer >>>>> blue" Kumar >>>>> >>>> -- >> 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/ux3xVow5i7o/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/9928a0cf-f66c-453d-b93b-4b9f05fae79cn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9928a0cf-f66c-453d-b93b-4b9f05fae79cn%40googlegroups.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/847c1cc1-d124-401a-8709-ca05173ca090n%40googlegroups.com.
