On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 11:17 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 11:12 AM, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > > And this shows how different folks react to bikes. I wanted to love > > the P/R. Tried everything possible to get it to work for me. > > Unfortunately, there were some issues that were for me > > insurmountable. Have a theory, although it is neither here nor there > > at this point. (But will mention it would be interesting to ride that > > bike again now that I've lost another 20+ pounds. If it still handles > > the same, then the theory is out the window.) > > > > I'm with you on the P/R. I wanted to like mine but the quality control > issues were very frustrating to me. Having to limit out the smallest > cog no matter how small it was b/c the chain rubbed the seat stay was > frustrating. Having to deflate the tire on a fenderless install of > 35mm tires in order to get the rear wheel in or out b/c the drop outs > were too long was also just too much irritation. > > It rode nicely enough but I didn't like all the misc details that > weren't quite right.
Having to deflate the tire wasn't a quality control issue, but rather the consequence of the decision to go with horizontal dropouts, I believe. And that, in turn, is traceable to a desire to accommodate both internal gear and derailleur drive trains. As for the chain rubbing the seat stay, no idea about that - it doesn't happen with either of my 650B P/Rs. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
