I went into Evans yesterday, to idly browse over the bikes. I ended up coming out with a Topeak seat pack, complete with a toolkit inside. Adn I already have a small tooolkit. But the tools were just so SHINY.
Rather more seriously, I was browsing Ridgeback bikes. I saw someone riding a Ridgeback Meteor flatbar racer, and liked the look of it. In the shop, the 19inch seemed the right size for me, but it seemed quite heavy - in fact I though heavier than my steel Orange P7 mountain bike. The forks seemed quite beefy. Anyone else got one of these, or maybe the Ridgeback Day series?
The handlebars seemed a bit wide - which I could cut down, but also the brake/shift levers seemed too big and chunky, with a long reach for my hands.
Anyone else got one of these, or maybe the Ridgeback Day series?
I'm in the process of resurrecting a Day 01 from a wheel-and-seatless frameset, but as several of the crucial parts are yet to arrive at Larrington Towers, I can't say what it's like. It felt pretty light to me, but then most things do in comparison with an HP Velotechnik Speedmachine...
It felt pretty light to me, but then most things do in comparison with an HP Velotechnik Speedmachine...
Hmmmm, since I have a Streetmachine GT with full racks and dynohub I'm not in the same position... ;-) Tried the Kinetics demo Speedmachine, and I Want One. Picking it up I thought it was a bit of a lump, but less of a lump than mine!
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In message <[email hidden]>, John Hearns <[email hidden]> writes
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was browsing Ridgeback bikes. I saw someone riding a Ridgeback Meteor flatbar racer, and liked the look of it. In the shop, the 19inch seemed the right size for me, but it seemed quite heavy - in fact I though heavier than my steel Orange P7 mountain bike. The forks seemed quite beefy. Anyone else got one of these, or maybe the Ridgeback Day series?
There's a guy who posts here called Smudger and he's got a Ridgeback Day. Seems to like it. Search for Smudger Ridgeback Day on google groups and you'll turn him up. -- Michael MacClancy
