If you're not using racks, then the Krampus will be great. If you think racks might be part of the equation, the ECR is SWEET. I have one on order.
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:53:30 AM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote: > > Good question. I haven't been able to test ride an ECR. People who > have ridden both say the Krampus is more mountain bike-y, and the ECR > is more touring bike-y. And I already have a touring bike. > > I'm not so sure the lower BB is better for what I want. More > stability, but more pedal strikes too. The Krampus didn't seem too > skittish to me. > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Mike Schiller > <mikey...@rocketmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > Anne, why not the ECR? It's got all the braze-ons for touring and a > lower > > BB, which will mean more stability and a riding position more like an > > Atlantis which has the same BB drop. The BB drop on the Krampus (60mm) > is > > pretty high for a bike with 74 mm wide tires. I'm seriously looking at > an > > ECR myself as I think it's more suitable to for backcountry touring. > > > > ~mike > > Carlsbad Ca. > > > > > > On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:10:03 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> > >> Speaking of tire width and what tire is too narrow, I'm kind of > >> chicken about traction, and I'm moving in the other direction. As I've > >> mentioned in this group before, I'm planning a Great Divide ride in > >> 2015. I'm about (I think) to pull the trigger on a Surly Krampus. > >> Three inches of tire width! Those Knards stick to anything. I won't be > >> underbiking, that's for sure. > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> > wrote: > >> > A friend is planning on coming on the flash ride on Pikes Peak and > was > >> > wondering whether to bring his MTB or road bike (33 mm tires aka 27 x > >> > 1.75). > >> > I helpfully replied, “What are those? I just ride.” He laughed and > >> > replied > >> > “No. Seriously. Which one?” > >> > > >> > I don’t know the condition of the most likely route, but in the past > >> > it’s > >> > had some wash board and loose-ish gravel but was well packed for most > of > >> > it > >> > with a clean line most of the time. May be some snow on the road come > >> > Saturday and it will likely melt somewhere along the way. > >> > > >> > Can you help me help him? > >> > > >> > With abandon, > >> > Patrick > >> > > >> > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > >> > www.OurHolyConception.org > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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. > >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -- Anne Paulson > >> > >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > > > -- > > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
