Notwithstanding Jeremy's report, which is great to read. Are you intending it for mainly traditional singletrack duties, or will you be switching back and forth (tires, wheelsets)?Other than dirt paths and a one-mile loop of singletrack, I can't really get to mountain biking trails without a car. When I go with my son, I take my Raleigh Twenty, because the Clementine, with fenders and racks (and probably even without) won't fit in the back of the Subaru with also him and his bike. Just got the car, don't have/can't really afford/don't like the idea of a bike rack for it. Don't intend to keep it past the first repair (has 238,000 miles on it).
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 8:51:38 PM UTC-4, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > I wouldn't say a noob mistake, Zed. I do think the pedals on the Clems are > lower than your average bear, and, perhaps combined with the long cs, might > need some getting used to, depending on your riding style/terrain. > > For comparison, the JA in the 52cm 650b size has a bb drop of 68.9, with > 52cm stays, the Clem 52cm 650b has a bb drop of 67, also with 52cm stays, > very similar specs, though the JA is not for the same range of riders, of > course. The larger Joes with 700c wheels, comparable to the largest Clem, > have CS lengths around 3cm shorter, and 78bb drop vs. 80 for the large > Clems. And though the Clems have a direct bloodline from Mt. Bikes, it is > more as they were reimagined/reconfigured for urban/town use, less as full > on mt bikes, obviously. And that seems to be how many here are using them, > while the Joes seem to see more trail action. All speculation and > conjecture on my part, but I wonder if any Joe users have experienced an > adaptation period regarding pedal strikes caused by low bb/long cs > configuration? > > On Monday, June 20, 2016 at 6:44:48 PM UTC-4, Zed Martinez wrote: >> >> I'm running Switchbacks Mark, but mine's totally just noob mistakes. I >> never pedal through turns, but I'd also never had a bike where I had to pay >> any particular thought to raising the inside pedal before the turn. >> > -- 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.
