It's like you went riding on Mars. -JimD On Apr 14, 2012, at 7:00 PM, Esteban wrote:
> You want LOW TRAIL!? I'll give you low trail. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/4044886842/ > > Death Valley. I loved that Romulus. Now my brother rides it. > > On Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:10:12 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > My Rivendell is convertible to both a high-trail and a low-trail > configuration. Really cool how versatile it is that way. If you're on the > fence between one or the other, don't hesitate to try both! > > On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 5:26 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Thank you! Now that is true high trail. > > Or it is to me, a midwesterner where nothing rises more than a couple of > hundred feet. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > > On Saturday, April 14, 2012 12:44:29 AM UTC-5, Esteban wrote: > I can't seem to edit the subject line myself. I was trying to poke fun, > apparently to no avail, of the trail discussions. But while we're on it, > here's Eric's high trail: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/4227808845/ > > > > On Friday, April 13, 2012 5:51:11 PM UTC-7, RJM wrote: > No kidding about the "t" subject being overdone. It sounds to me like a > marketing phrase that has caught on or something. > > > On Friday, April 13, 2012 3:11:38 PM UTC-5, dougP wrote: > Edited subject line in deference to GP's request. The "t" subject has > been overworked. > > dougP > > On Apr 13, 11:31 am, Zack <zack...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am not sure about high trail or rear load bias, but i am sure that: > > a platrack with a wald basket zip tied to it and a shopville shopsack and a > > top rack with a large saddlesack on it on my 64 Sam make it so that I can > > easily carry a bunch of stuff. bike feels stable, rides smooth, and > > doesn't get wonky. > > > > trips to the co-op, overnight camping, jaunts to downtown meetings with my > > laptop and other stuff, and riding around for errands are all totally > > awesome with this setup. > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:24:23 PM UTC-4, Esteban wrote: > > > > > Maybe it is the francophile in me, but I've toured and ridden with a > > > load up front on my Protovelo. I've never ridden with bags in the > > > back until yesterday: > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/7067953309/in/photostream/l... > > > > > Front low-riders have always felt good on this bike - the low weight > > > up there seems to anchor the steering and the bike feels like its on > > > rails. The rear low-riders on this bike seem to take the weight away > > > unless I'm climbing... or descending - when I can feel the push-pull > > > of the weight back there. Otherwise, its really quite neutral. > > > > > Who would have thunk?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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/-/J3laU4aHHMIJ. > > 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. > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America > that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I > love.” > > > -- > 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/-/6DDFWTEBPRcJ. > 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.
