I did a gravel road ride in north GA yesterday on my fully rigid Fat Chance with V-brakes (it has a boscomoose bar so a slight Riv Connection) and 2.2 tires. I was not that fast, particularly downhill, but I found myself wishing for disc brakes a few times. And the v-brakes are new, so pads were not the issue. Using proper v-brake levers (XTR) I had to squeeze a bit harder than my cable disc brake Jones or hydro Santa Cruz. My hand strength is not what it was when I way younger, and maybe a touch of arthritis so a little pain when squeezing hard.
I suspect when you run 2.8" to 3" wide tires you will not notice very much the flexiness, or lack of, of the fork. I would have ridden the Jones yesterday but the Fat frame and wheels are lighter. I find lighter wheels are easier climbing for me. Short climbs are no big deal, but long climbs in north GA are another story. On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 2:02:23 PM UTC-4, Jonathan D. wrote: > > I would agree with Eric on the Jones which seems like the closest to a > disc brake Riv mountain bike you can get. I have two sets of wheels and > running 2.25 G-ones on the bike and it is actually one of my faster rides. > > I like the GBW but that lack of rimmoptiobs for fat tires seem like > an issue and will limit sales. I also think calling it a hillybike will > limit sales and undersell what it can be used for. > -- 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.
