LWB = Long WheelBase, yes. Long chainstay, not compared to Rivs. My Clem has a full 8 cm longer chainstay and doesn't fit 29x3" tires. Jones bikes have a slacker seat tube angle, about 4 degree slacker head tube angle, and over 20mm more fork offset. This puts the rear wheel more under the riders body and the front wheel farther out front. Very easy to life the front and still very stable ride thanks to long wheelbase
On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 12:40:41 PM UTC-4, Eric Daume wrote: > > Er, Jones is more known for his long chainstay bikes these days. When I > called to talk to him about the SWB model, he spent most of the > conversation extolling the virtues of the LWB bike. > > Eric > > On Monday, September 17, 2018, ian m <darkg...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I had imagined the possibility of a Riv off-roader replacing my current >> Clem, as riding off road is 95% of my riding now, but this bike repeats the >> same design flaw as the Clem. Jones Bikes prove that you can have a huge >> wheelbase for an awesomely stable ride on a Mtn bike, but it shouldn't come >> from long chainstays. Putting the back wheel so far behind the rider's mass >> increases the difficulty in raising the front end, especially while riding >> uphill. While that may seem superfluous for perfectly manicured California >> trails, it's a necessity for riding off road in other places. Unless that >> seat tube is far slacker than the Clem's I think it would be a bear to >> handle on a rocky, rooty uphill. I am jealous of that pump peg tho >> >> >> On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 11:43:49 PM UTC-4, Collin A wrote: >>> >>> Looks different, as all rivendell bikes do. It'll be interesting to see >>> how it rides and what the bike industry will think of it at the trade show. >>> >>> >>> https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/peeking-through-the-knothole/all-about-ebikes >>> >>> Happy Saturday riding everyone, >>> Collin >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> 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.
