seems the undertube is functional.
also seems the taiwan hillbornes chould serve most who don't want the
undertube.
i like the update about color. not that i don't like orange, but i
like the green.
"UPDATE April 1, 2011: Incoming Taiwan Sam Hillbornes are green!" -
rivbike dot com
On Apr 18, 1
Not me. In fact,that's another reason why I've never used anything
with that name on it. Other than a peanut butter wrench.
Then again, because of my size, won't ride a bike with Tange Prestige
tubing, either. Yes, the modern stuff could, probably, hopefully,
take my weight. But am not going t
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 16:28 -0700, John Speare wrote:
>
> I agree that it probably wasn't designed for a 290'er, but it better
> be designed for a 220'er at least. I see lots of big big dudes around
> here on fly-weight carbon bikes with low-spoke-count wheels.
>
I wonder how many of them are us
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 15:04 -0700, rperks wrote:
> > If I want a "road" bike, no matter what the percieved
> > light and fast marketing schtik is, it will likely be built for the
> > potential heavy weight.
>
> I think it's pretty safe to
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 15:04 -0700, rperks wrote:
> If I want a "road" bike, no matter what the percieved
> light and fast marketing schtik is, it will likely be built for the
> potential heavy weight.
I think it's pretty safe to say your LBS carbon fiber racing bike with
the lightly spoked wheels
"on a bike that could conceivably be ridden by a 290-lb rider, a
little conservativeness is not a bad thing"
This is something all of us as rivendell consumers have to come to
terms with. The potential for riders of this stature is real and a
constraint that production bike designers face and cus
Grant -
Thanks for adding some behind-the-scenes facts to the discussion.
The San Marcos and Roadeo have both seemed like four-wheel-drive Ferraris to
me - fat, plush suspension slung below a rocket sled frame.
It's always interesting to see how these projects evolve.
- J
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Jim Edgar
cyclof
The Amos...I'm not sure when it'll come out. I hear, from Merry Sales,
that it'll be about a monthbut I know from experience that it
could be three. It won't hit with a big splash anyway---the last I
heard, MS was going to bring in only fifteen each of the 54, 59, and
63; and of those fifteen,
