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

2023-11-26 Thread Max S

You all have been very, very helpful! Will ponder this and, hopefully, make 
some progress on my fitness with indoor exercise, as the cold months set 
in. 

- Max 

On Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 12:36:17 PM UTC-5 ryan.o...@gmail.com 
wrote:

> You could also wait for the new batch that's apparently a merging of Suz 
> and Gus. 
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 2:42 PM Ryan Ogilvie  wrote:
>
>> I got a 56 Suz a few months ago and experience aligns with Mack's. Really 
>> versatile--fun on road and trail. 
>>
>> Frame is pretty light, so you could do a minimalist steel frame build. I 
>> have dynamo, cliffhangers, racks, but don't mind the weight. 
>>
>> It is a looong frame. Hard to fit on car racks, trains and that sort 
>> of thing, but also hard to wipe out with those chainstays. 
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 2:05 PM Richard Rose  wrote:
>>
>>> Coming from a Gus owner who has ridden both; DO IT! For all of the 
>>> reasons mentioned here and more. My Gus is a very capable & comfortable 
>>> rigid MTB. Also a pleasure riding to the trail & superb on gravel. 
>>> Bikepacking? YES! 29 x 2.6 @ 16-18psi (tubeless) and it rolls over 
>>> everything. It’s just a great, fun as hell bike. When I rode a friend’s 
>>> Susie I really did not notice the weight difference. What I can say is the 
>>> front end might be a bit stiffer. Not in a bad way, just very precise. You 
>>> cannot go wrong.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2023, at 12:06 PM, 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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Re: [RBW] Susie Longbolts – offload yours on me or talk me out of it?!

2023-11-25 Thread Ryan Ogilvie

You could also wait for the new batch that's apparently a merging of Suz
and Gus.

On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 2:42 PM Ryan Ogilvie  wrote:

> I got a 56 Suz a few months ago and experience aligns with Mack's. Really
> versatile--fun on road and trail.
>
> Frame is pretty light, so you could do a minimalist steel frame build. I
> have dynamo, cliffhangers, racks, but don't mind the weight.
>
> It is a looong frame. Hard to fit on car racks, trains and that sort
> of thing, but also hard to wipe out with those chainstays.
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 2:05 PM Richard Rose  wrote:
>
>> Coming from a Gus owner who has ridden both; DO IT! For all of the
>> reasons mentioned here and more. My Gus is a very capable & comfortable
>> rigid MTB. Also a pleasure riding to the trail & superb on gravel.
>> Bikepacking? YES! 29 x 2.6 @ 16-18psi (tubeless) and it rolls over
>> everything. It’s just a great, fun as hell bike. When I rode a friend’s
>> Susie I really did not notice the weight difference. What I can say is the
>> front end might be a bit stiffer. Not in a bad way, just very precise. You
>> cannot go wrong.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2023, at 12:06 PM, 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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Re: [RBW] Susie Longbolts – offload yours on me or talk me out of it?!

2023-11-25 Thread Ryan Ogilvie

I got a 56 Suz a few months ago and experience aligns with Mack's. Really
versatile--fun on road and trail.

Frame is pretty light, so you could do a minimalist steel frame build. I
have dynamo, cliffhangers, racks, but don't mind the weight.

It is a looong frame. Hard to fit on car racks, trains and that sort
of thing, but also hard to wipe out with those chainstays.

On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 2:05 PM Richard Rose  wrote:

> Coming from a Gus owner who has ridden both; DO IT! For all of the reasons
> mentioned here and more. My Gus is a very capable & comfortable rigid MTB.
> Also a pleasure riding to the trail & superb on gravel. Bikepacking? YES!
> 29 x 2.6 @ 16-18psi (tubeless) and it rolls over everything. It’s just a
> great, fun as hell bike. When I rode a friend’s Susie I really did not
> notice the weight difference. What I can say is the front end might be a
> bit stiffer. Not in a bad way, just very precise. You cannot go wrong.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 20, 2023, at 12:06 PM, 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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Re: [RBW] Susie Longbolts – offload yours on me or talk me out of it?!

2023-11-20 Thread Richard Rose

Coming from a Gus owner who has ridden both; DO IT! For all of the reasons mentioned here and more. My Gus is a very capable & comfortable rigid MTB. Also a pleasure riding to the trail & superb on gravel. Bikepacking? YES! 29 x 2.6 @ 16-18psi (tubeless) and it rolls over everything. It’s just a great, fun as hell bike. When I rode a friend’s Susie I really did not notice the weight difference. What I can say is the front end might be a bit stiffer. Not in a bad way, just very precise. You cannot go wrong.Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 20, 2023, at 12:06 PM, 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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Re: [RBW] Susie Longbolts – offload yours on me or talk me out of it?!

2023-11-20 Thread Jacob Ireland

Def snag! I saw there is one listed on FB group. I rode a buddies Susie with big squishy maxxis 29er tires and it was divine. I heard they quit making them due to the cost of production. -Jake in sfOn Nov 20, 2023, at 09:06, 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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