I feel the same way about the 1973 Motobecane Grand Record: wonderful bike; tho' my two Riv Customs are even nicer in handling and, of course, in every other way.
Re the Sam Hill: I bought it (1) as a touring bike and (2) as an all rounder for those times when I want to go further or steeper than my fixeds and ss's allow. It will be fine for #1; for #2, perhaps next year I'll get a second, SRAM i9 wheelset disk wheelset for the Monocog. Or we'll see how the supposedly forthcoming Alfine 11 does. On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Don Genovese <dgen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > "I think that my greatest disappointment has been, after the floppiness > and > "light" feeling of the front end...." > > > "... just doesn't shine like the bikes that remain in > my possession...." > > Read that and had to respond, likewise, regarding the handling of my 1998 > Longlow. > In all other respects it is a wonderful ride. However, I ride my circa 70's > Bertin far more than the Longlow, although the Longlow has taken me across > the USA. Only once in ten years of riding the Bertin have I dismounted after > a ride and not said to myself, "boy, I love this bike". I don't know, > there's something about those Reynolds 531 French bikes. I ride the Bertin > no-hands easily. I've never ridden the Longlow no-hands. I still wouldn't > part with the Rivendell Longlow. > > > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
