I got a 59cm clem frame as soon as it was released and have had a similar love/frustration experience as yours ever since. One one hand, it's the bike that seems most appropriate most of the time and is what i most want to ride. But there have been a few nagging setup issues. After changing the build multiple times, the one i still haven't resolved to satisfaction is that of the handlebars. However, I'll say that every time i try something OTHER than the boscos (including and especially the billie), i realize how much I actually like the bosco, and end up putting it back on.
I have the aluminum 58cm version on a 130mm negative rise technomic stem because i wanted to get them as low as possible. I'm actually able to take advantage of all that real estate because my stem allows me to angle the ends significantly downward. But they're still not quite far enough away even then, and my one big, deal-killer complaint is with their flexiness. Standing or sprinting or trying to throw the bike around on rough terrain is truly frustrating and sometimes even scarry to me. If the flex doesn't bother you, the billie might be worth trying, but I'll tell you right now that it's just as flexy AND even narrower. My plan is to try the steel bull moose version next, even though it would raise the bars more than i want. If it eliminates the flex, I'll adapt to the height and be content. If not, I'll break down and do what others here have suggested: go for the sure-fired solution of putting a jones loop or, maybe, a surly open bar on it. The only reason i've fought against going that route is because so many others of my bikes - including my Jones itself - already have them. -- 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.
