For the flipside of things - I have a QB and love it. One of the things I like best is no kickstand plate. I don't begrudge people that like kickstands and want a secure way to attach one - I just don't like or want a kickstand. I've ridden lots of bikes with kickstands and lots without. I prefer the ones without. If I'm going to pay something for a bike - I'm going to get what I like. Even if someone gave me a great bike with a kickstand plate and kickstand, I would likely give it away. Kickstand plates is one of the many reasons I prefer the Custom.
About the mixte idea - fine if you like mixtes - but I don't care for them. I'm in my mid 50s and have no trouble getting my leg over the saddle and top tube on any bike I ride. I regularly ride with guys 20+ years older than me. I consider myself _very_ fit. But they manage to pull away from me - even on the steepest hills in the East Bay such as Mc Ewan Road or El Toyonal. They have no trouble getting over the saddle/top tube either. This is all water under the bridge since I have no plans to buy another bike remotely like my QB. Regards, Corwin On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:03:13 PM UTC-8, jus...@giftandvariety.org wrote: > > I have a SO and love it. Maybe too much as it isn't my go-to bike as much > as I had intended it to be (or rationalized it). It gets more attention > than any other bike I have and I don't often let it leave my sight when I > do take it out. It is not the fault of the bike; I am just that fond of it. > I never understood why the SO didn't sell as well, or better than, the QB. > Beside the fact that it is made in a different factory (even Grant has said > that it is as well constructed as the QB) it has been improved upon with a > kickstand plate (I don't believe anyone that complains about the 'look" or > weight of a plate... functionality wins here). All that said, I would buy > another if it were even MORE versatile with a rear cable bridge braze on > (helps when carrying smaller saddlebags without support) OR just switching > to sidepull breaks. I like the cantis but I think the sidepulls would make > a simple bike even simpler. But more than anything... I think that a new > SimpleBeam should be a Mixte frame! Yeah, it might be a deal breaker for > some that think a level top tube is the only top tube that counts but a > severely-sloping TT would make a useful bike even more useful with the > addition of racks (and baskets) and easy (dis)mouting. Sure, young folks > can swing those legs up like a dog marking their turf but with a mixte you > can step-through like you mean it. With slightly thicker tubes (like an > Atlantis) you could do anything, anywhere, anytime, with luggage! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
