Sorry, the Porter is in eastern washington. I have no pictures. It's difficult to compare the bikes. The Porter is a 70's club rider bike (super record groupo) for a younger, stronger rider. I had ton's of fun on that bike for many years. The bars on the Porter are ~3 cm below seat height.
These days my custom Riv is the far more comfortable bike for me. The Porter feels zippy but un-comfortable on rides longer than ~30 miles. I ride it when I visit 'home' but these days much prefer my Riv. All that having been said, Dave is a great artisan and the Porter is still going strong and has a prominent place in my heart (along with the custom Riv). -JimD On Sep 27, 2011, at 9:42 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Oh, please post many and detailed photos of the Dave Porter. When did > you get it? I've been tempted to get a gofast from him (he lives in > ABQ). > > How does it compare with your Riv, bar/saddle relationship aside? > > FWIW, I could reach the dt levers on my Curt Custom back when it had a > rear derailleur and I have no problem with those on the Herse. > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:28 AM, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
