I would really like to have a light Simpleone I felt like my Bleriot and LHT were to heavy for my weight. I think the Bianchi San Jose is as heavy as I want.
Artist/Art Educator/Bicyclist On Nov 20, 2010, at 8:36 AM, rb <ron...@projectblu.com> wrote: > I completely agree re Riv moving towards bikes being built for riders > of 190lbs and up. At 165 lbs, I felt my (former) Saluki was just on > the verge of too heavily built, not re the actual weight of it, but of > a slightly thudding ride. A lighter tubed frame has much more > resilience and "pickup" for me (eg my old superlight 531 roadbike, my > Columbus SL road bike from the 70s etc. And my new ride built from > light non OS tubing as well. Perhaps fewer riv models / but like with > Selle Anatomica seats - a light version and a heavy version. Makes > sense, in the way skis are also rated by weight; you can get the same > shape ski, but with different camber? dependent upon your weight. > > On Nov 20, 8:49 am, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Just as an added thought.... He is going too far in the "stout" direction. >> These things are way overbuilt and as a result, too heavy, or at least >> heaveir than they ought to be. I know they don't care about that, but at >> the end of a long day, that is when you start to notice the weight. I used >> think, well, I'll just get 5 lbs lighter and it's a wash, but it doesn't >> work that way for some reason. My .02, YMMV > > On Nov 20, 8:49 am, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Just as an added thought.... He is going too far in the "stout" direction. >> These things are way overbuilt and as a result, too heavy, or at least >> heaveir than they ought to be. I know they don't care about that, but at >> the end of a long day, that is when you start to notice the weight. I used >> think, well, I'll just get 5 lbs lighter and it's a wash, but it doesn't >> work that way for some reason. My .02, YMMV. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Wondering if the new Simple One will have a slightly heavier gauge >>> tubing than the old QB. I'd like that but not sure where G is going >>> with the new model. It seems more might buy one if they had a higher >>> load rating. You'd think heavy guys wouldn't want a two speed bike but >>> I loved riding my home made two speed on my work commute and the >>> Simple One dropout design really opens an option for a lower climbing >>> gear on the flip side. I've been holding off buying for a variety of >>> reasons with the above being one of them. Basically I like the idea >>> of a lugged and nicely made steel frame with a derailleurless drive >>> train but hope the new frame is a little beefier. I think Riv is going >>> in the right direction with more stoutly built frames. >> >>> -- >>> 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%2Bunsubscrib >>> e...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
