I own a Jones LWB, and a Clem, and I have to say the Jones rides better pretty much everywhere. It's MUCH more confidence inspiring off road--the super long rake of the fork puts the front wheel way out in front of you, and the plus tires are fabulous. But surprisingly, it's at least as fun as the Clem on road. That extra rake gives it reasonably quick handling. The Jones is surprisingly lively for a mountain bike with 3" tires. Hydraulic disc brakes aren't so hard to work on (if they're Shimano), and are my favorite brakes for feeling, power, modulation, and easy wheel removal. The Jones is probably more comfortable than the Clem, though both score well here. And it has every braze on I could reasonably ask for, except a kickstand plate. The Clem wins there.
The Clem is a great bike, but if I had to keep one, it's the Jones, no question. Eric On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:20 AM Christopher Cote < christopherjamesc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can't believe that the medium GBW hasn't sold yet. > > Count me among the old men shouting at clouds that it should have disc > brakes. I get why it doesn't, but the one and only one benefit of rim > brakes on a fat-tired, off-road focused bike is far outweighed by the > benefits of discs. > > I wish there was a bike with the functional elements that Riv espouses, > such as high bars, long chainstays, slack STA, and that trademark Rivendell > ride quality, without the aesthetic elements like swoopy tubing, lugs with > hearts, threaded steerers, etc. And disc brakes, of course. The Jones bikes > are close, and I hope to own one someday soon, but it's not going to ride > like a Rivendell. > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
