Hi, Bud, I'm sure this has been posted at some point in the past, but I stumbled upon this the other day and thought it might be of interest both to you and others on this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx83uMhIgKA Otherwise, for what it's worth, I think the suggestions above are great. Based on your intended use, I would agree with those who suggest the Hilborne. Don't have one, but had the good fortune to ride one for several weeks -- thanks, again, Max! -- and loved it. If I had to downsize from my Homer and my Atlantis to a single bike that would suit the purposes they serve for me — long road rides, commutes, on and off road, etc. -- it would be my choice. Best, jason On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 4:32:53 AM UTC+2 Erik wrote: > Evening, > > Based on the parameters and details you provided, I think that a Hillborne > or Appaloosa would work well. Or an Atlantis instead of the Appaloosa. I > have all three, all set up very differently, but each has gone through a > lot of iterations. The key for me would be what type of trails you are > wanting to ride, your size, and trail riding style. The Hillborne is a > great bike, fun on the road and pretty nimble on the trail. The Hillborne > has a smaller tire width max and lighter tubes. The Appaloosa or the > Atlantis are longer and have stouter tubes. They also take up to a 2.2 > tire. I've run both as primarily trail bikes and they handled pretty much > anything I wanted to ride except for the most extreme trails in my local > parks. They work really well as trail bikes. I've run them with 1x 11 (50 > large cog) set ups, 3 x 9 with 11-34 cassettes, and now as 2x. I live in > northern California and do a lot of climbing. The gearing has always been > fantastic. My Appaloosa was my primary commuting bike for about five > years. > > Here's my Instagram if you want to get a look at some of the set ups that > I've used over the years. It's mostly bikes: > https://www.instagram.com/lith.o.carp.us/ > > Hope that helps! > > Erik > > On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 5:43:49 PM UTC-7 Bud Suttree wrote: > > > > With all that said, of the current offerings, what would y’all recommend? > > > Thank you > > -- 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/7ce89efd-3f25-4977-a8d7-f425bc294b3en%40googlegroups.com.
