This makes sense even for my Riv custom. With taller frames and higher bars, reaching for downtubers seems, for me, a bit of a stretch.
That wasn't the case on my Dave Porter custom. These days when I ride that bike (which I love) I get a crick in my neck but I sure can reach those down tube shifters. I wonder now hiw I was ever able to ride the Porter all day, much less how I was ever got it over mountain passes with a 42/23. I guess I'm more 'mature' now. -JimD I've had downtubers and knew how to use them. On Sep 26, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Tom Taylor wrote: > Fwiw, I had a conversation about this with Kevin at Riv when I was in the > process of buying my Sam H. His explanation was that, what with the sloping > top tube and the typical high bar setup, down tube shifters are way down > there, a big reach, and don't make sense. So the bike is basically designed > for bar ends. Never been on one to test this (mine is still an in progress > build), but it sounds good. > > > > On Sep 26, 2011, at 6:32 PM, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Neither does the Betty. AFIK, it saves a little money on these lower cost >> frames made in Taiwan. Very few people use DT shifters now so they are >> pretty much dissapearing from most lower cost frames. The more expensive >> frames like the Hunqapillar, Atlantis, Homer and Bombadil have them. >> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:29 PM, SamuelJames <samcoal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I noticed that the Hillborne does not have any shifter bosses. Did Grant >> ever give a reason for this? I guess it's not a big deal, just curious. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/dBV6i-qwPKkJ. >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
