I plugged it into the trail calculator with a 42mm tire and it says 58mm trail. What a coincidence!
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > 650B. It looks huge because it is..this is in a sense a frame built for a > disability, I have arthritis in my hands and asked for a super-upright > Bosco Bars bike. He's never mentioned how he got to this design but what I > see and feel is Grant stretched the front way out there, then added a very > tall headtube so those bars would go up and shoot back at me. Then he added > the long stays to take the shock out of bumps, which can be brutal enough > on my wrists to make me turn around and go home. > > I see this frame as the ultimate expression of GP's thoughts about high > bars and long wheelbase because I my needs basically offered: "More of that > stuff please." 🙂 > > Joe "happy rider" Bernard > > On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 4:47:12 PM UTC-8 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Are those 26" wheels or 650B? >> >> On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 4:36:55 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> Oh right, I have numbers for why my Rivendell rides the way it does. I >>> forgot! >>> >>> 71.5 seattube, 69.5 headtube. I wanted a pavement-biased frame for >>> non-touring-level loads and this is how it turned out. [image: >>> Screenshot_20221117_163140.jpg] >>> On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 4:02:08 PM UTC-8 John Hawrylak wrote: >>> >>>> Joe >>>> >>>> What is the Seat Tube Angle of your custom?? >>>> >>>> John Hawrylak >>>> Woodstown NJ >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 5:41:41 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> This is an edited version of an email I recently sent Grant, I wanted >>>>> to post here cuz I think the magical Riv ride he designs into these frames >>>>> is slightly under discussed..like we all know it and love it, then talk >>>>> about other stuff like paint and parts. My comments are specifically about >>>>> my custom but I've owned a bunch of Rivs and they all ride like this (Clem >>>>> maybe not so light-feeling, but still zippy). Add your thoughts about your >>>>> bikes! : >>>>> >>>>> The handling is amazing. It feels light and zippy, yet absorbs shock >>>>> (there's a lot of shock on these roads) and is very stable. When you put >>>>> it >>>>> in a turn it goes where you point it and holds the line until you change >>>>> it. It does this when getting bumped offline, too..the darn thing pops >>>>> right back to where it was going! I've ridden a bazillion bikes and >>>>> nothing >>>>> rides like a Rivendell 🙌 >>>>> >>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>> >>>> -- > 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/mI6uckPFQ0o/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/3d62573c-1ba5-4681-8778-22d96c2d7201n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3d62573c-1ba5-4681-8778-22d96c2d7201n%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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ5%2BuD3bRiio6M-bd1BDEVFB7TsJidhA3yxTFU%3DLULCw1A%40mail.gmail.com.
