Jason, That is a beauty. I like the swooping to tube as it meets the seat tube. I prefer this design over the gallop with the straight top tube. You improved it too with the silver fenders. Glad to see the safety clips on the front fender stays too. Sticks are a real problem when off road. Love that gold color too. Pete On Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 9:00:39 AM UTC-6 Danny wrote:
> Jason, wow, great write up and photos. That's one beautiful place to > explore! Thanks for sharing the route, hope I can ride my Susie up there > one day. > > -Danny > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 10:19 PM Menos Joven <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I thoroughly enjoyed your write up complete with photos to get a sense of >> your ride through this magical forest. Thank you so much for sharing. Just >> for yucks, the peanut gallery part of me is thinking that your photos have >> given me permission to finally use a kickstand if I so choose. :) >> On Friday, November 22, 2024 at 9:50:07 AM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: >> >>> I just point my camera phone around, it's the beauty of the forest that >>> makes the photos good! >>> >>> I am happy to take anyone visiting Vancouver on this loop! I try to do >>> it once a month. >>> >>> On Friday, 22 November 2024 at 03:35:58 UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> I gotta say…now all I can think about is moving somewhere near the >>>> Seymour Valley bike trail and getting in line to beg Jason to build me up >>>> a >>>> gorgeous Susie to ride on it. In November. (Drooling). >>>> >>>> Liz in Cincinnati (which is a nice town, but we don’t have ANY views >>>> like Jason’s views). >>>> >>>> On Friday, November 22, 2024 at 6:21:14 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jason, I am not sure what you do for a living, but I gotta say, you >>>>> should quit your day-job and just take pictures. And write. And your >>>>> Susie >>>>> is the perfect autumn color. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:27:43 PM UTC-6 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I got out on my favourite local loop this past weekend on the Susie, >>>>>> a 50km gravel & light singletrack loop in the Seymour valley. I wrote >>>>>> it >>>>>> up on my website mostly to convey the photos in full resolution that >>>>>> were >>>>>> popular in the Fall Riding pics thread. The photos still do little >>>>>> justice >>>>>> for how amazing it is to be in this forest during late November drizzle, >>>>>> easily my favourite time of year to be out there despite the cold and >>>>>> wet. >>>>>> >>>>>> This was the first bigger ride on the bike, as I've mostly been >>>>>> commuting and barely topped 20km per ride prior to this aboard it. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.jasonmytail.com/2024-11-17-susie-lscr-loop/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at 20:29:23 UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ed - the tires are Rene Herse Umtanum 650x55, wrapped in Simworks >>>>>>> Flat 65 fenders. It's a good combination, the Susie has plenty of extra >>>>>>> clearance but this maxes out what I can fit under V-brakes. Without >>>>>>> fenders I'd be comfortable with a 2.5 to 2.6 with V-brakes. The >>>>>>> Motolites >>>>>>> are nice to set up, you can just install the pads to be parallel the >>>>>>> rim, >>>>>>> and then use the 'collar' to adjust up-down as well as fine tune the >>>>>>> toe-in >>>>>>> rather than try to set all these at the same time using the cup and >>>>>>> cone >>>>>>> washers. I appreciated that the Susie's studs were spaced appropriately >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> the Cliffhanger rims as well >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Brendon - I'll probably bring the bars down a bit, but yes since I'm >>>>>>> on the 50 despite being able to fit a 53 easily I've got a bit less >>>>>>> stack >>>>>>> which is good! I can bring them down to basically level with the >>>>>>> saddle if >>>>>>> I want to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Richard (and also Brendon) - I can definitely see moving away from >>>>>>> the Ortho bar for singletrack. I have a Stooge for trail riding as >>>>>>> well as >>>>>>> the Crust Wombat, so my off-road needs are fully met between those two >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> I love them both. It begs the question, isn't the Susie more bike than >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> need if my purpose for it is commuting, cruising around town, and just >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> bit of gravel and trail riding? So far I'm really enjoying it for >>>>>>> these >>>>>>> purposes, but it'll be interesting to go back and forth with the >>>>>>> Bombadil >>>>>>> and compare. Bombadil is obviously stiffer and more compact, both super >>>>>>> capable. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday 28 October 2024 at 18:23:27 UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A little bit of apples/oranges perhaps as my bike is a Gus. But I >>>>>>>> had a similar experience with Bosco on it. I made some calculations & >>>>>>>> took >>>>>>>> a chance on an Albacore bar. Coupled with a 35mm stem it has >>>>>>>> transformed >>>>>>>> the Gus into a singletrack joy if not a beast.:) The Bosco was pretty >>>>>>>> great >>>>>>>> however just cruising. >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 28, 2024, at 9:01 PM, brendonoid <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This Crust Vid <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFM2o5Hl584&t> was >>>>>>>> a huge inspiration for me to pull the trigger on getting a Susie in >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> second batch, the Ortho-Susie combo just seemed so right. >>>>>>>> In the end I didn't enjoy the Ortho on my XL Susie because the >>>>>>>> stack is just so high I couldn't get the reach where I wanted without >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> all feeling just too upright. I ride my Susie on some pretty serious >>>>>>>> single >>>>>>>> track adventures so the flex with the quill stem was more sketch, >>>>>>>> than >>>>>>>> pleasant, also. >>>>>>>> Looks like it works pretty spot on in your size though Jason! >>>>>>>> Bloody nice. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7cd165cf-f026-48be-9120-5fc55b9fc701n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7cd165cf-f026-48be-9120-5fc55b9fc701n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0d3c44b4-d441-4ace-8b7e-200b10b8fa45n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0d3c44b4-d441-4ace-8b7e-200b10b8fa45n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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