Re: [RBW] Re: Susie Longbolts – offload yours on me or talk me out of it?!

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:28:43 -0800

This exactly is why I was not disappointed when I thought I wanted a Susie but found a Gus instead. I am 170lbs. but wanted no limitations in regards to loading the bike or jumping it. I mean, at 68 I am only jumping by accident, but I do enjoy the rough stuff including drops of up to two feet. On my local trail there is this one jump, not much more that a foot in height but it seems like more as it’s a downhill landing leading to a flat bridge. It’s a fun feature that I did once on the Gus & the Bosco slipped. Nothing too dramatic but alarming nonetheless. Problem has been solved with the Albacore bar - solid as a rock. So that is still my “one jump”.:)
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On Nov 20, 2023, at 8:53 PM, Kim H. <krhet...@gmail.com> wrote:


From the RBW website about Susie W. Longbolts:

"It’s like the Gus but for riders under 210 pounds and who promise to ride them with loads of 25lbs or less, and no jumps or canyon-crossings. It's a Gus for lightweights and light loads. A Susie/Wolbis frame weighs only about 12oz less than the same sized Gus frame, and there is NO ride difference. If you make the weight limit and have no plans for off-road bikepacking or death-defying showoff stuff, get this over Gus. Also, it uses a quill stem and has a Riv-standard 1-inch threaded steerer.

Our 210 lb weight limit is a conservative hunch, not laboratory-derived. A lot of it depends on tire pressure and even more importantly, technique. It's not like the Susie has super thin-walled tubes or anything, but it doesn't have the same abuse cushion that Gus has."

Kim Hetzel.


On Monday, November 20, 2023 at 4:52:11 PM UTC-8 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:

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On Nov 20, 2023, at 2:43 PM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote:

I believe Large in this instance means 56cm, they seem open to shipping. They're not coming up very often soooo...

On Monday, November 20, 2023 at 9:06:25 AM UTC-8 Max S wrote:
Thinking of getting a fatter-tired bike going for casual Zone 2 sorties and quiet trail riding. (Mainly need a frame as an excuse to use my idle Bullmoose bars... so it goes.)

If you have a Susie, what's your experience been like? Would you recommend it and for what? Should I try to find a 56 cm Susie (Riv is out of stock), or should I get something else?.. Should I get something custom made that'll be lighter?..

- Max "idle lunchtime thoughts on this cool November day while not wanting to do any work nor organize my already overflowing bike room" in MI

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