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Paulson

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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2011, 08:30:50 PM »
Quote from: sg37409 on February 17, 2011, 08:22:10 PM
Thats very nice. I am really enjoying mine. Its a great bike to ride: I've got the hang of the gear shift no problem, though I findmyself conscious not to hit my knee on the shifter. The false neutrals I got when it was brand new seem to have gone now: not sure if that was down to the cold or the newness of the hub. The tektra hoods are nice, they are a wider handhold than I'm used to but the QR at the lever is not very smooth. I would consider fitting brake levers on the tops of the bars as well (not sure what they are called)

SG - that's the advantage of the long top tube - the closest my knee comes to the rohloff shifter is about 9 inches!!!

I take it yours is the 610S frame?  Mine is 587L which, although not specifically designated for drops seems to be perfectly comfortable thus set up.  I guess i have long arms!
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2011, 11:33:10 PM »
mines the 587S. Its very comfortable so I guess it fits me well.
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2011, 11:40:35 PM »
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2011, 11:37:08 AM »
Quote from: Paulson on February 17, 2011, 04:53:49 PM
Here is mine after my first ride on drops this afternoon.  I found that the position is comfortable, and even with hands on the hoods I am able to ride without over stretching.  It feels like a different bike - climbing and descending now have their own hand positions.  It's a bit odd moving my hands down to shift the rohloff, when I used to simply tap the brake levers! But so far so good.





Might be worth getting some black reflective tape?
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tandemman

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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2011, 08:35:10 AM »
google interupter leavers or crosstop levers
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2011, 08:24:06 PM »
funny, looks just like mine, except for the drop bars...
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2013, 05:55:07 PM »


Me and my youngest out on a cold and frosty but dry and bright morning.   The spotty stickers on the bike were a birthday present from him, I'll keep them on a while and peel them off later. :-)
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2013, 06:04:24 PM »
Wonderful photo of a precious moment, Steve.

The spotty-stickers don't look bad; I'd keep them for sentimental reasons. :D A very nice reminder of how much you're loved -- it isn't easy parting with stickers at that age!

Happy birthday, Steve.

All the best,

Dan. (...who really, really likes this photo and is glad you shared it)
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Re: Raven Sport with drop bars
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2013, 12:05:47 AM »
great photo looks cold though.
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