Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-13 Thread LeahFoy
Mark - I told my husband about the tandem, you know, to REALLY ride together on The Evening Constitutional. He retorted, "That's called a motorcycle." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop r

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-13 Thread LeahFoy
Geez, I really did type "mm," didn't I. *headdesk* -- 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

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-13 Thread Shoji Takahashi
You could fill those lug windows with red nail polish (or any color). Be still my beating heart, shoji On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 5:30:54 PM UTC-4, LeahFoy wrote: > > Here, I went digging on the BLUG to see what I could find. Here's a quote > by Grant from Dec 29, 2013: > > "At some point so

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch
One other reason I seem to hazily remember was to do away with the his/hers model names and different paint schemes for the same bicycle with the mixtes (a marketing necessity perhaps, mainly so guys would still feel manlihoodness when buying/riding one)--Glorius/Wilbury, Foy/Gomez. The Cheviut

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread LeahFoy
Here, I went digging on the BLUG to see what I could find. Here's a quote by Grant from Dec 29, 2013: "At some point soon Dave will make up a plan to offer a kind of early buyer discount, to help us pay for the order. It’s a beautiful bike. Same as the Betty, but longer chainstays. No noticeb

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread Leah Peterson
Yes! If you watch the Riv video under their "About Us" Grant says so. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2016, at 12:46 PM, Lungimsam wrote: > > Is it true that it is Mieshas face on the head badge? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread Lungimsam
Is it true that it is Mieshas face on the head badge? -- 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

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread Michael Hechmer
No. I set one up with a 46/26/24 & 8speed 13-28. It worked fine with the chain that had been on a Specialized Sequoia. If you can tell the frame difference between this 55cm Betty & 50 cm Chevy, you have a better eye than me. https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B02Ju8EH6JsYKHF;2580C906-B6A6-4

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread René Sterental
IIRC, Betty frames are made in Taiwan but use Toyo made forks. René On Sunday, June 12, 2016, drew wrote: > Weren't Betty's made by toyo? If that's true, it's a cool feature. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsu

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread drew
Weren't Betty's made by toyo? If that's true, it's a cool feature. -- 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.

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread Lungimsam
Does one have to use two chains on the Chevy? I know you have to on the Clemasauruses. -- 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+unsu

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread LeahFoy
I came across the measurement somewhere. It said the BF has 45 mm chain stays and the Chev 55 mm. That means nothing to me, but maybe it will to some of the more techy folks here. Anyone care to interpret for Cecily and me? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-12 Thread Cecily Walker
How much of a difference do longer chain stays have on ride quality? I'm like Leah: when the Betty Foy was discontinued in favour of the Cheviot, I became a little covetous myself. On Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 4:36:16 PM UTC-7, René wrote: > > I seem to recall that the chain stays are a bit

Re: [RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-11 Thread René Sterental
I seem to recall that the chain stays are a bit longer on the Cheviot. But not much. On Saturday, June 11, 2016, Michael Hechmer wrote: > Since we have both frames (see post chevy-ut meets Betty, falls in love) > I can state that the only difference is the paint job. > Michael > > On Saturday,

[RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-11 Thread Joe Bernard
I love that color, too, and was really thrilled to hear Cheviot is getting it, but I'm afraid it may not get the contrasting red highlights. The next batch are coming with cream headtubes, which tells me the lug cutouts will be the same. I like the Betty's same-color headtube and red highlights.

[RBW] Curious: Betty Foy vs. Cheviot

2016-06-11 Thread LeahFoy
I don't have a good reason for asking the question, save only a nagging curiosity. How much of an improvement to the ride did Grant make when he changed up Rivendell's mixte? I admit I do like the name of the Cheviot and the head badge and the story of the sheep over the Foy's. And does it ride