For those who've ordered one, which handlebar setup are you planning? I see Rivendell offers two options or you can build your own as you wish. The Rivendell options include Vince's pick with Albatross bars and Mark's pick with Nitto Noodle bars. Doug
On Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 8:22:52 AM UTC-5 isp...@gmail.com wrote: > @wyatt I'm happy to have been of assistance :-) > > On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:27:15 PM UTC-5 Wyatt wrote: > >> Genuinely relieved to see the Lime Olive is already sold out in my size. >> Has been extremely tempting even though I already own a creamsicle >> Rambouillet. >> >> On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:44:55 PM UTC-6 Nick A. wrote: >> >>> Pre-ordered one today. Beyond excited. >>> >>> Nick in VA >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:37:39 AM UTC-5 DJC wrote: >>> >>>> Joe raises a valid point regarding front loading Rivendells -- front >>>> loads are best left to the low trail bunch. I have a Crust Lightning Bolt >>>> & >>>> Romanceur, plus a Cycles Toussaint for front loading and it's a perfect >>>> match. I was running a basket on my Atlantis and it worked fine, but it >>>> was >>>> definitely a bit "floppy" and I prefer the bike with just a rear load >>>> configuration. At the moment I have front rack + Sackville Trunk Bag on a >>>> Hillborne and I don't notice the wheel flop; granted, I keep the loads >>>> under 5lbs. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:26:12 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> Also technically, Rivs aren't designed for front loads even though >>>>> they sell stuff to front-load them with. That's low-trail territory ably >>>>> served up by other brands. >>>>> >>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:52:41 PM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sorry that sounded a bit rude and I'm not questioning you're >>>>>> experience if you found it to not feel how you wish it to. Of course >>>>>> even >>>>>> with the same trail number, different head tube angles will have a >>>>>> different feel - but technically, the AHH has similar wheel flop. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday 12 November 2024 at 13:05:44 UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you ridden the AHH? The trail between the two bikes is with 2mm >>>>>> or so, so the "floppiness" should be indistinguishable between the two - >>>>>> Riv pays close attention to mechanical trail, increasing fork offset >>>>>> when >>>>>> the HTA is slackened. Good to know they're the same tubing! Kind of >>>>>> surprising. I know Grant would roll his eyes but I would love to see >>>>>> accurate frame weights for each, just out of curiosity. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/aaec83c2-5208-4598-b7ff-20e80094284en%40googlegroups.com.
