[RBW] Re: New guy in North Carolina

2023-02-12 Thread Jacob Byard
Hi Steve, How do you like that Ritchey? That's on my new bike shortlist. Did you size up on the frame to accommodate the flat bars? I'm not able to ride drops so seeing your configuration is very encouraging. Cheers, Jacob On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 10:39:43 PM UTC-5 steve...@gmail.com

Re: [RBW] Re: New guy in North Carolina

2023-02-11 Thread Richard Rose
Yes, two beautiful bikes. That Samson is ridiculous! Kind of makes me want to try something similar with a J.P. Weigle I have access to. I have not done so because the Clem L I have been riding for a little over a year & just shy of 4K miles is simply the best riding bike I’ve ever owned. There may

[RBW] Re: New guy in North Carolina

2023-02-11 Thread Luke Hendrickson
Yeah, a buddy gave me the Berthoud (it’s from the first 400 made and was nearly unridden). I really like it so far and had my first all day ride on it earlier this week without much issue. Ha! Yeah, I felt like my bike looked too vanilla when I changed from mtb tires and was getting a lot of

[RBW] Re: New guy in North Carolina

2023-02-11 Thread Steve
Luke, I like that Atlantis! Beautiful build too. I see you have also discovered Berthoud saddles. Looks like you went with Honjo fenders to cover those big Scwalbe G-Ones? Thanks On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 1:32:08 AM UTC-5 Luke Hendrickson wrote: > Both gorgeous bikes! I myself had a