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Pat Lamb
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Claire Petersky wrote:
>
> I've been happy light touring with my Co Motion Nor'wester. I've never
> ridden anything with a couple of panniers that climbs better. When I got it,
> I figured I would never been doing more than credit card touring, but if I
> were into the complete, self-contained touring, I'd sure be looking at the
> slightly beefier Americano (see: http://www.co-motion.com/Amerc.html). These
> bikes can be customized, if you're worrying about things hurting these days,
> so it can be built to fit and be comfy just for you. Plus, they can be built
> with S and S couplers, if you're planning to take them around the country,
> or the globe.
Claire,
IIRC you got the Co-motion about a year ago, replacing your REI bike
(was it a Randonee?). Now that you've had the new bike a while, can you
give us and expanded review? I'd like to know what makes the new bike
so wonderful, so much better than what it replaced, and there aren't
many people on these boards who can expound on such things as well as
you can. So, what's it got, how's it ride, what are the little things
you never knew you wanted, and what are the remaining little annoyances
(if any)?
Pat
>
> I've been happy light touring with my Co Motion Nor'wester. I've never
> ridden anything with a couple of panniers that climbs better. When I got it,
> I figured I would never been doing more than credit card touring, but if I
> were into the complete, self-contained touring, I'd sure be looking at the
> slightly beefier Americano (see: http://www.co-motion.com/Amerc.html). These
> bikes can be customized, if you're worrying about things hurting these days,
> so it can be built to fit and be comfy just for you. Plus, they can be built
> with S and S couplers, if you're planning to take them around the country,
> or the globe.
Claire,
IIRC you got the Co-motion about a year ago, replacing your REI bike
(was it a Randonee?). Now that you've had the new bike a while, can you
give us and expanded review? I'd like to know what makes the new bike
so wonderful, so much better than what it replaced, and there aren't
many people on these boards who can expound on such things as well as
you can. So, what's it got, how's it ride, what are the little things
you never knew you wanted, and what are the remaining little annoyances
(if any)?
Pat