Monkey Lad et al., I just sold a JT Curve tube to another listmember. It was, alas too small for me but it didn't strike me as twitchy. I have 2 Rigi's one of which I have put considerable mileage on. I would call the handling quick but still predictable. I enjoy riding it climbing or out on the flats...I have a light on it for night rides! (and Croce d' Aune Deltas for real excitement value) I suppose I must have a knack for this bronco or the legion of Rigi naysayers reporting it as much too squirrelly are full of rocking horse manure.
Certainly it takes getting used too and which is rarely the case with 1st time riders in the bikeshop parking lot. I can report that going from a Rigi to, say a Raleigh International is an eye opener....With the Raleigh "U" turns are accomplished with the grace of an ocean liner....with the Rigi it turns almost like a unicycle. Perhaps we'll have to set up a vintage hill climb and test out a few of these ultra short wheel base bicycles. As well we can include the SAXON CLAUD BUTLER twin seat tube cycle I recently 'won' on ebay from Hilary.
Matt Gorski Belmont Shore, CA ....home of a whole lotta vintage iron.
> This was one of the ideas behind the Rigi split seattube design. I
> rode one of these for about a month and "quick" wouldn't be the way I'd
> describe it. . . . "sketchy" would be more like it. I always wanted a
> JT curved ST bike but after my Rigi experience I've avoided bikes with
> ultra-short chainstays. Anybody ridden both and want to comment?
> enjoy,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> Still recovering from my first
> time riding double-overhead surf
> in Santa Barbara, Calif.