That's good to hear about the 'budget' Jones frameset and the Schwalbe
Super Motos. I'd love to see pictures of your bike. It sounds like a
beautiful stealth speedster.
I have a lot of fun riding with the lunchtime crowd on bikes that *look* like
they're hugely disadvantaged, but actually are
You can find a photo of my Jones about 2/3 down on this page. It's set up for
mtn. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cycle-Monkey/304605066248161
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:54 PM, Philip Williamson
philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
That's good to hear about the 'budget' Jones frameset
Just spoke to Jeff about THE LONE RANGER. He wouldn't tell me if it's
happening. I think it will. I own one of his Diamond frames w. unicrown
fork. Possibly the most comfortable bike I've ever ridden. It's also a
super fast road bike, great do it all frameset. Use it with a Knard up
front for
Jim, I have to agree that the long tail-mixte-29er+-funky fork bike is drool
worthy!
While not a 29+ platform this prototype by Ahearne is pretty sweet looking:
http://www.ahearnecycles.com/blog/2011/1/20/off-road-touring-mixte.html
(Kind of like if a Betty for mixed up with a Bombadil!)
Tony
Sometimes close enough is good enough. What could you do on the
hypothetical Riv that you couldn't do on the ECR?
Eric taking my new Krampus out for its first ride in about an hour Daume
Dublin, OH
On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Clayton treefir...@yahoo.com wrote:
I have a serious drool
Maybe putting on narrower tires. The ECR is designed for 3 wide tires and
still have a low-ish bottom bracket. At least one early review stated
putting 2.4 tires made the bottom bracket too low for some off-road
riding.
Was really tempted on the ECR. Went for an Ogre. Less expensive and will
With respect, that makes as much sense as saying Surly makes the Long Haul
Trucker. That's close enough so there is no need for the Atlantis because
you can do everything on the LHT you can do on the Atlantis. Surly HAS to
be good enough because there isn't a Riv. 29er+. Given the choice, I'd
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 8:38:54 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
With respect, that makes as much sense as saying Surly makes the Long
Haul Trucker. That's close enough so there is no need for the Atlantis
because you can do everything on the LHT you can do on the Atlantis. Surly
HAS
BB drop on the ECR is 80mm, same as my old first gen Fargo. That was low,
but singletrack riding was still possible and fun--just time your pedal
rotations in the worst spots.
On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Eric Platt epericmpl...@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe putting on narrower tires. The ECR is
The Pacer/LHT/Cross-check frames from Surly are functionally similar to
several Riv models, past and present. Beyond that, the Surly and Riv
offerings don't have much overlap. Riv has its niche, which has some pretty
clear boundaries. Meanwhile, Surly has spent most of its history giving us
Well, this is a RIVENDELL group What could I do with a Riv 29+ that I
couldn't do with an ECR? Drool on it.Surly is nice, but doesn't make me
drool or lust like a Riv. (Ironic juxtaposition, surly is nice)...
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 3:37:37 AM UTC-8, Eric Daume wrote:
Sometimes
Agreed.
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:17:13 AM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
The Pacer/LHT/Cross-check frames from Surly are functionally similar to
several Riv models, past and present. Beyond that, the Surly and Riv
offerings don't have much overlap. Riv has its niche,
The bottom bracket issue is one reason I got the Krampus instead of
the ECR. The Krampus has a much higher bottom bracket, so I can run
2.15 with no fear.
On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 5:36 AM, Eric Platt epericmpl...@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe putting on narrower tires. The ECR is designed for 3 wide
The ECR and the Krampus are the kinds of bikes that a lot of Rivendell
riders would like. And so that made me think that Rivendell might want
to go in that direction. But I'll accept Jim Thill's word that from a
design point of view, it would be difficult for Rivendell to make a
29+ bike that both
I understand the drool factor. I don't drool for Rivs like I used to, but I get
it. I also understand that Surly doesn't go to great lengths to add visual
pizzazz to their frames. Their beauty is in brilliant ideas and
engineering...things they don't even market, like the Disc Trucker rear
Also, Hunq's with 622 wheels have the same 80mm bb drop so difference there
re problems running smaller tires on the ECR vs. the Hunq.
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 8:26:04 AM UTC-6, Eric Daume wrote:
BB drop on the ECR is 80mm, same as my old first gen Fargo. That was low,
but singletrack
I don't know. I've seen Thill's ECR up-close and in person and it's one of
the most drool worthy bikes I can remember seeing in a long time!
Shaun Meehan
On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Hudson Doerge htdoe...@yahoo.com wrote:
Also, Hunq's with 622 wheels have the same 80mm bb drop so
I have a serious drool going over the Surly ECR 29+ off road camping bike.
Now, if Rivendell made such a bike, I would absolutely have to sell
everything I own and get one. Hint Hint Grant?
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Since I started looking into a bike with wde tires for
bikepacking, I've thought a 29+ would make sense for Rivendell. 29+
such a Rivvy sort of thing.
I'm going to be using my Krampus 29+ for camping. I'm already planning
the first trip. Within a week of its arrival (whenever that is)
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