Bill L asked: who fits on a Jones I'm 6'3", 36" PBH, and fit quite well on a 25" Jones Plus (now "Jones Large"). It's one of the most comfortable bikes I've owned, maybe THE most comfortable.
I've had my Jones for almost a year. Here's a mid point write up: https://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2016/07/bike-update-jones.html I like so much about the bike, but lately I'm wondering if 29+ wheels just have too much inertia for our twisty trails. Sometimes, it takes a bit of man handling to twist the front end around. I'm lately experimenting with 650B+ in a 29er frame to see if that's a happy medium. Eric Plain City, OH On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > To the Jones Plus lovers: How does "fitting" work? The glaringly obvious > difference between the Jones Plus and the Hunqapillar on-paper is that the > Jones comes in two sizes and the Hunqapillar comes in ELEVEN. What PBH > ranges can ride a Jones Plus? I'm probably fine because I'm a 5'10" man > and everything fits me. But what range of the middle of the bell curve can > get by on a Jones Plus? What size do you have and what is your PBH? > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 12:11:50 PM UTC-8, Mojo wrote: >> >> I'll jump in here. I have ridden the Jones Plus for 18 months and a >> Krampus for an afternoon. There is no comparison. The Jones' handling is >> fast and nimble. It climbs like no other bike. The Jones has numerous >> design features that work together for its unique (to me) handling. The >> shallow head angle, 67.5 degrees, and very long rake, 76mm, create >> geometric trail in the mid 70s. The Krampus has a slackish HA at 69 degrees >> but uses a more traditional rake of 47mm (because big rake requires a >> radically new, or very old, fork design) that creates a very sluggish 100mm >> of geometric trail. The 'upright and back' rider position also adds to the >> Jones' nimbleness. >> >> Then the rear end; the Jones chainstays are 19 inches, the Krampus 17.1 >> inches. I personally am DONE with short CSs. The longer CSs help me keep >> the front end down during steep climbs. >> >> The far out front wheel and the far back rear wheel make for a large >> sweet spot for climbing, and security for steep descents. I agree with >> Daniel, the Jones is in a different league than the Krampus. I love Surly's >> but not for 29er Plus design, yet. >> >> Joe in GJT >> >> -- > 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.
