I own a Hunq and had an Appaloosa based Proto-Riv and for me the Hunq was the right bike. But I loved the Appa a lot. I wanted to be able to ride rougher single track with tight turns and was willing to give up the extra smoothness and stability on the longer bike for more agility so I went with the shorter Hunq. I sold my Proto to a fellow lister and he puts his kid on the back and loads the front with his camping gear and rides around Oregon like that. I think it's the perfect bike for what he's doing. The longer bike was by far the most stable, comfortable bike I have ever ridden but that did make it a bit harder to maneuver through rough stuff off road. I still did it but a shorter bike is easier. If it were me I'd figure out what type of riding I'd be doing most and base my decision on that. If you're doing rides that are mostly pavement or fire roads the Appaloosa is probably they way to go. If you're routinely hitting rougher singletrack the the Hunq might be your bike. The Appa will ride smoother.
The Hunq is no mountain bike though, it's fairly capable but I might buy the Appa and spend the money I saved on a Karate Monkey or similar for trail shredding On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 10:56:36 AM UTC-7, Michele wrote: > > Trying to decide between the Hunqapillar and the Appaloosa, and I'd love > some insights from current owners. Obviously, the Hunq is more expensive > and has a longer wait time, but functionally, where does each frame shine? > What would make you choose one over the other? > -- 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.
