More nice photos, this time of Sams, on the Blug. I am suprised to see the Sam described as a touring bike, particularly this sentence:
We shouldn’t be pigeonholing Sam like this, but for the prospective bike-shopper choosing options *in an established category*, we could say it’s a “road touring bike.” And it does that *one* thing better than any other bike we know of (we’ve tried ‘em all) I thought the Atlantis was the model for touring. (Yes, I know that Riv is trying to squeeze this beautiful round peg into a quotidian square hole.) At any rate, there are nice photos of the Sam (including two with *Drop Bars!* and *single top tubes!*) that make me a bit nostalgic for the 56 I used to own. I didn't like the way it handled with a heavy rear load, but I daresay that, with load better distributed fore/aft, it would have done well. (For the record, if you are going to build a Sam up as an upright city bike, I *do* approve of a kickstand plate, though I would not want one on my bike -- mine didn't have one.) But as a "country bike" it was close to ideal; just not ideal for me, since 45 mm tires off road, around here, are just too skinny for my taste. But it is *pretty* and, had I all the money in the world and a lot more time to ride every bike I own, I'd have kept it. Certainly I would have chosen it over the old 1958 Herse (nice as that was) that replaced it for a year or so until I split the difference between Fargo and Ram. Segwaying and swaying (in the metaphorical breeze): I took the '03 fixed (70") out on the same climbing route today that I rode the 14-speed Ram over yesterday. And although yesterday's ride used only these gears (in order of use) -- 65, 70, 60, 50, 74 -- the 25" gap and a freewheel for steep downhills makes one almost apologetic, it all becomes so easy. OTOH, there is nothing in cycling life as fun/challenging/satisfying as pacing yourself to stand on a 1 mile hill. (My climbs are steepish but modest in length.) The '99 gofast, 75", is even more fun on the same route, but it doesn't carry a load of mail or groceries. -- Albuquerque, NM, USA Resumes that get interviews: http://www.resumespecialties.com/ -- 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.
