My first nice bicycle was a Bianchi Campione D'Itatlia in about 1982. Grant is right on that's a good bicycle and with a few mods you will get comfy. You'll then have something to ride while you save for a Rivendell. This will also give you time to figure out what you want. Time will always refine your tastes and needs. Tis a good decision you are making.
On Jun 9, 8:02 pm, lumpy <davele...@gmail.com> wrote: > so got a chance to meet Grant this afternoon for a quick spin on a 56 > Sam Hillborne and a look at what can be done to make my Bianchi Volpe > a bit more comfy. Very nice experience there with everyone - Grant > assured me that the Volpe is an excellent bike, and gave the > suggestion of albatross bars with a longer stem to get me more > upright. I think it's worth a shot, and while it is a further > investment in a bike I don't yet truly love.....Grant's conviction > that the volpe can and will serve me well has me with a $200+ shopping > cart on rivbike.com > > oh, and my PBH was more accurately measured at just below 85. > > On Jun 8, 12:01 pm, lumpy <davele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Pretty sure a 56. Heading to RBW tomorrow and should know better then. I > > measured my PBH at just under 81cm and I'm just over 5'8" > > > On Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:48:49 PM UTC-7, pb wrote: > > > > What size do you ride/need? :-) > > > > On Jun 6, 3:52 pm, lumpy <davele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hey now, > > > > > Looks like a fun group here. I live in the bay area and am taking my > > > first > > > > trip out to Rivendell this weekend to take a look at some of these > > > beauties > > > > in person. I currently ride a Bianchi Volpe, and even with a stem > > > extender > > > > can't get the more upright comfort I'm looking for. Doubtful if I can > > > > afford a Rivendell this weekend, but I'm certainly going to start saving > > > > and scouring craigslist! > > > > > Mostly a commuter, with occasional longer rides. Commute is 18 miles > > > round > > > > trip, and a longer ride for me these days is 20-30. I've ridden steel > > > > frames since I started biking in 2003, but mostly on a Marin aggressive > > > > bike...only switching to a bianchi last year. > > > > > Looking forward to learning how comfortable a bike can actually be ;) > > > > Dave -- 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.
