I don't think a Riv and/or any other bike are mutually exclusive. I love my Protovelo because its a Riv through-and-through in frame design and parts selection. Its a country bike in the best sense, and my touring and commuting rig, too. It rides like a Cadillac - stable and big. It begs me to enjoy the scenery. Grant designs incredibly stable bicycles. And safe ones. Its worth noting that my Protovelo is normal high-trail Riv design, but felt like it was on rails with all the weight up front. Go figure.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/5960089616/in/photostream I could ride the Protovelo on a randonee, and did. But I prefer my Ebisu randonneuse, which is built specifically for speed over distance. And why not a custom travel bike? Spread the love. Enjoy the differences. Reading some of the discussions over at Rawland... I wonder why you'd want one bike to be absolutely everything? Many Rivendells end up doing that because they're designed so well and doesn't pander to please everyone and their fetishes. If you choose your custom builder carefully, it can be a great experience. So is visiting Walnut Creek. Esteban in 75-degrees-and-breezy San Diego, Calif. On Jul 22, 3:33 pm, jim g <yoj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Seth Vidal wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Seth, you could get a custom fork made for a lot less to check out the low > > > trail thing. > > > > Could be a fun experiment! > > > From where? By Whom? I'm completely made of ears if someone has a > > suggestion. > > Tom Matchak is your guy -- he's built low-trail forks for Rams > before...e.g. > > http://tommatchakcycles.blogspot.com/search/label/forks > > -Jim G -- 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.
