Hey Patrick, I’ve been reading your blog and just wanted to say thanks for
taking the time to record your thoughts and feelings on your rides.
You are certainly putting that quickbeam through the paces and congrats for
that. I have a rigid single speed mtb (not riv) that I use fairly often and
That is exactly what I use my Clem for. Here's a picture of the most recent
configuration, with Jones loop bars, taken on my go-to MTB ride, the Foresthill
Divide Loop in Auburn, CA:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbygMVlv_a/
I've ridden the same loop on all types of hardtail and full
My daughters’ Clementines are all terrain bikes. My Quickbeam and Hunqapillar
are all terrain bikes. You’re in for a great ride with either the Clem or
Appaloosa set up for trail fun. Here is my blog with photos of both my bikes
and the stuff I ride to give you a better idea.
I've owned both and only did a couple minor treks on relatively smooth trails
so can't vouch for sharp-turn singletrack stuff, but they were great on the
terrain I rode. I would say Appa is the more nimble of the two, plus it's
lighter.
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Does anybody on the list ride an Appaloosa or Clem Smith Jr. as a mountain
bike or have it set up primarily as a trail bike? I've been toying around
with the idea of picking up a Riv to use on the local trails and gravel
roads and saw the Clem Smith on Riv's page. I must confess these bikes
