I've had my Jones Plus for a year now and can +1 that it's everything Jeff
Jones says and more here. Unbelievably good design with both the Jones geometry
and long wheel base, it's a bike that has to be ridden for the hype to be
believed. As either a mountain bike for technical trails,
On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8:04:31 AM UTC-7, Justin August wrote:
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> I'm curious if you can use 650b+ wheels on the regular Jones 29 frames.
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> -Justin
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You can, but not the largest versions of them. The dimple in the
chainstays doesn't align with the widest part of the tire. On the
I'm curious if you can use 650b+ wheels on the regular Jones 29 frames.
-Justin
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Yes, Jeff does talk fleetingly about chainstay length. The Plus has 19 inch
chainstays. The longish chainstay make steep climbing a pleasure, exactly
opposite of what I assumed.
I have a review of the Jones Plus on the IBOB list from last July if anyone is
interested. I find the bike to be
Interesting, but in lengthening the bike he only focuses on the top tube length
and headtube/seat tube angles nothing on chain stay length. Not necessarily
wrong, but . . .
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Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting. I'd love one of these from Kone
and one from Grant.
I want a Chef's Table (GREAT docuseries on Netflix) but for bike design.
- Ryan
On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 6:08:55 AM UTC-8, Matthew J wrote:
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> ICYMI, good Jeff Jones YourrTube discussion on
A common assumption is that companies pull out of markets because they have
failed. Even large companies such as Bridgestone have limits to their
resources. It's entirely possible that the US bicycle business was simply
not their best use of resources. I have no direct knowledge but it's one
