By "rides big" I just mean that it is sized more traditionally with just a little seatpost showing and handlebars close to level with the saddle. On a modern racing frame, I would ride a 60cm bike and in fact the bikes I use at the velodrome are that size; this bike has a 63cm seat tube. For lights, I usually just put my petzl headlamp around the bag and turn it on. I have lots of bikes, and I ride them all, so moveable lights are more useful to me than fixed lights. Though, for touring, I use a dynamo front hub and wired light.
I mostly use this bike for commuting and city riding - I do sometimes ride up on the curves and it is comfortable for short distances. I always wear padded gloves, so I don't need much cushioning beyond that. The shellaced cloth tape is very grippy, even when it's wet. The cork grips are comfortable, I suspect they would be even more comfortable if I shortened my stem and sat a little more upright. I tend to ride a bit aggressively in traffic and that usually means leaning forward and pushing a pretty good clip. Roberto On May 16, 1:46 pm, CR Masterson <crmaster...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am curious...what do you mean, 'it rides big'? And, with the bag > sitting up high like that, what do you do for lights? Finally. what is > the 'feel' of the shellacked tape? > > On May 16, 5:25 am, Blindrobert <roberto.cipri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I just wanted to say that I tried this and I am very pleased with the > > results, after a year of use. I followed the instructions on the Riv > > site and it worked out perfectly. I have to say that it looks better > > after time than any cork or synthetic tape I have used. The bike is > > Frances Cycles custom "fixtonneur" that I had made, sizing is in the > > Riv/Grant philosophy (it rides big and I like it that way) - this is > > my city bike/commuter now. I love it. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/blindrobert/3729507832/sizes/l/http://ww... > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
