I'm rather surprised by your comment that you've never ridden your LongLow no-hands. I own an originally purchased 65 cm Rivendell Road Standard, which has virtually identical geometry to the LongLow, with the exception of the longer chainstays on the LongLow and (possibly) a higher sloping head tube on the LongLow. I have absolutely no problems riding my Road Standard "hands-off". It's very stable with no hint of a tendency to wander or behave badly.
I really don't get all the concerns about the geometry of Rivendells that are sometimes expressed on this, and other (e.g.i-BOB) forums. The geometries aren't all that different from some of the classic road bikes of the 1970-80's (my 1977 Schwinn Paramount is fairly similar, for example). I've also owned, by the way, a very classic French 531 Gitane Super Corsa that I purchased way back in 1971 and later sold. I don't recall that it was a revelatory experience riding that bike. Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Jun 28, 6:43 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
