"I don't feel slow on it. I'm not quite ready to go full heavy upright long chainstay crazy big tired out yet."
I plan to post a detailed comparison of my new Jones Plus with the Sam Hillborne I've had since 2012, but I can say briefly that a bike can be long/stout and fast. I have much respect for and lots of happy riding with Grant's designs, but I swear Jeff Jones is a goddamn genius. I was blown away by how fast the plus is on the road with 60mm Super Motos and it was a nimble beast in my first-ever singletrack outing. Haven't done any timed comparisons on my gravel loops, but I would estimate I can easily trim my time by 10%, riding at the same effort on the Jones vs. the Sam, due to I think both the 50% fatter tire and Jeff Jones Geometry Voodoo Magic. I know this is a Rivendell forum, but man, the fun factor on a Jones just from the expanded capability has to be ridden to be believed. 29+ has the makings of "the next big thing" and I think a lot of Rivendell people would be interested in this type of bike. Jeff Jones is your man! -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
