Steve. Maybe you are correct about the livelier feel of lighter gauge tubing. But will a lighter frame absorb rode shock like the heavier gauge? Part of the reason I like my bikes is that when you do get them up to speed they feel extremely stable. I didn't feel that way on the Ramboullet that I owned briefly. The lighter gauge would definetly help in climbing and sprints if you race.
On Jul 22, 12:51 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2011-07-22 at 09:42 -0700, hobie wrote: > > I own a 58cm 650b Saluki Toyo and a 52cm Waterford Bombadil and can't > > imagine a custom Riv is going to ride any better. > > I haven't paid much attention to the range of choices available with Riv > customs. Perhaps you know: if you wanted either ultra-light OS, or > light gauge standard tubing, could you get it? If so, then yes, a > custom Riv /could/ possibly have a substantially livelier ride than any > of the standard bikes. I think most of the Toyo frames had OS 8/5/8 or > thicker as the tubing, but OS comes as thin as 5/3/5, and you would > surely notice that difference. -- 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-bunch@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.
