My wife has those wheels on her Sam Hillborne and she loves the
multicolored nipples. They are machine built wheels. My theory about all
the braze-ons is they just give you way too many so you can mount any kind
of rack + fenders + reflectors and doo-dads of all sorts. Ultra
flexibility.
On F
Jim,
Cool. Mine is due on Monday in St. Paul. Am really getting excited about
it. Saw one near our place back in June. Smaller frame. Just love the look
of the bike. And that's not easy for me anymore. Have all the parts needed
to get riding. Even though I have Big Bens waiting, might give the
Hey Kurt!
Nice looking bike! I suggested it to a local rider who needed an upright
posture. She loves hers. She started out last Fall at 10 - 12 mph avg, but
now is around 16 on club rides with it. A one point this morning, she was
pulling our pace line at 18. So the bike isn't that slow. (Th
I'd agree that the twitchyness was from riding too small a bike. I'm taller
than you and have a first generation 59cm Clem H and find it to be one of
the most planted (but still nimble) bikes I've ridden; that being said the
front end geometry has changed slightly in the most recent generations.
Mine is supposed to show up tomorrow. I'm super antsy for it!
Jim in Mpls
On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:30:38 AM UTC-5, Kurt Henry wrote:
>
> I asked a while back about a small bike suggestion for my son's mom,
> followed by a WTB for a 45cm Clem-L. No leads turned up, so I got in line
> f
The front of seatstay braze-ons are for a frame mounted lock.
Laing
Delray Beach FL
On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:30:38 AM UTC-4, Kurt Henry wrote:
> I asked a while back about a small bike suggestion for my son's mom,
> followed by a WTB for a 45cm Clem-L. No leads turned up, so I got in
