I love the Susie / Gus for what they are, but I will admit I'd never consider one for trail riding around here because of two deal-breakers: rim brakes and 26.8 seatpost. I can happily do without suspension, but a dropper seatpost provides so much more off-road capability for pretty minimal complexity. At least if were 27.2 we'd have options. And disc brakes not only improve performance and general enjoyment when things get muddy, they also allow fatter tires and potentially fenders as well - there isn't enough clearance with V-brakes to have both fat tires and fenders.
This has everything to do with where I live though - the Gus / Susie are perfect for the California hills for which they're designed, I have no doubt. They just don't make as much sense here in BC. The Jones, or a Stooge are the ideal rigid MTBs for me. On Wednesday, 19 October 2022 at 06:39:49 UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > Greetings all. First, does anyone recall reading in one of the updates > about additional Susie / Gus bikes becoming available? > Second, who is using their Susie / Gus as their primary mountain bike? > Third, is anyone able to comments on a direct comparison between a Susie > and a Clem L? > My Clem never ceases to amaze me. It is, without doubt the most > comfortable bike I have ever owned. I am so ingrained to my position on the > bike that I am now uncomfortable on my dedicated singletrack bike - a full > suspension bike with relatively strait handlebars. The Clem is really good > off road and on mild singletrack, but its weight and flexibility have kept > me from giving it a go on some of the rowdy, rock and root strewn tracks I > like to ride on the full squish bike. > Now, I have no illusions about any rigid bike being as plush and capable > on these trails as the suspended bike. But I do have some experience riding > a rigid bike with big tires (Jones 29") and I liked it. The notion of a > bike that puts me in the exact same position as my Clem but dedicated to > singletrack has me more than a little intrigued. > Appreciate any comments / thoughts. > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2654ea87-0361-4c32-a1c9-7e40722061e3n%40googlegroups.com.
