Thank you all again for your kind words. Reading your comments makes me want to go adventure on the bike even more - which is saying something!
@Kim, @Roberta - long rides, brighter smiles and comfortable adventures - I like that. Yes please. @Chintanjadwani - I was skeptical on the purple too and I have no idea why. It's so good. @Valerie - I've just come back from a ~25km loop of the dirt trails in our local parklands. The tyres handled the terrain with aplomb. They were confidence inspiring and supple enough at 25psi. I like that the Robusto casing is of a decent weight, which gives me confidence that they won't let me down in my explorations. Having said that, I'm also curious as to whether there would be any ride quality or durability differences of the JFF casing. The quick rack is fantastic. Yes, it straps to the seat tube and clicks on with levers to little knobs you leave on the lower eyelets. Though it takes only ~10-15s to put on or take off, it's very sturdy and is rated to 20kg. I only put it on when I want to use it. I've found the Appaloosa takes to loaded rear panniers very very well - I don't even notice they are there! I can't disagree about how the Straggler feels too ha. I think that's also its strength. It feels indestructible. Having said that, I do dream of a more spritely drop-bar bike that fits ~40mm tyres, fenders, and doesn't need a stack of spacers to get the bars right. One day... On Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 23:48:36 UTC+9:30 Valerie Yates wrote: > I like drop bars, just not the Straggler. It was pretty and took 650b > wheels but felt heavy and dull to me. Mine was small (51?). Might be better > in larger sizes. Mine felt stiff and stout and had no glide. > > Your bike looks better and better. Curious to learn your opinion of those > tires. They look very capable. How do they ride? I have Schwalbe Marathon > Supremes on mine. Feels very Cadillac. Curious too about the quick rack. I > like to have the rack mounted to the eyelets. Not sure the benefit of > mounting to the seat post. Is that the quick part? > > > On Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 5:10:49 AM UTC-6 Dan wrote: > >> Valerie, it's comforting to hear that others have made the same journey >> as me. >> My Straggler has found its place in my stable as the drop-bar and >> fendered bike. I like having the option to ride drops! To further >> differentiate it from the Appaloosa, though, I've removed the rear rack and >> added a front low-rider rack, shaving about 1kg of weight in the process. >> >> I'll share more photos as it reaches its final form. I'm still waiting on >> the dynamo light install, and I've swapped out the light and fast (but >> fragile) Panaracer Driver Pro tyres for Ultradynamico Mars Robustos. Oh, >> and I bought an Ortlieb Quick Rack rear rack to use on the bike, which fits >> PERFECTLY, is sturdy, and really is as easy to put on / remove as they >> claim. >> >> With the new tyres: >> [image: IMG_2049.jpeg] >> >> The Quick Rack: >> [image: IMG_1649.jpeg] >> >> -- 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/f82bd8ca-a285-41ca-b161-6c29e0a4fd86n%40googlegroups.com.
