I will add this about the sensation called "sporty" from this perspctive..
I find with 700c tires that tires in the 28-38mm range offer the best all
around balance of everything. For road bikes, I grew up riding 27 x 1" to
1-1/4" tires and later raced on 700c 25mm tires. I have nothing but
i would keep the jones and get a sam or homer. maybe keep the bombadil as a
commuter / town bike.
On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 8:48:57 PM UTC-4, DaveS wrote:
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> Good evening, my name is Dave and I have a problem, which it appears that
> many others here do as well! I am reviewing my stable
I have a Bombadil and custom sport-touring kinda bike from '99, non Riv but I
had it made with 46cm. chainstays and extended head tube and long top tube.
Alba bars on both. It steers distinctively different than the Bomba, more
responsive to arm and upper body movement. The frame has more flex
>From one DaveS Jones' owner to another (and previous Hunqapillar owner )
that has gone through a lot of n-1+1-2+2+1-1+2-2+1's, here's my .02 (I
haven't read the other comments):
I had a Hunqapillar, just sold it, but only because I got a second wheelset
for the Jones to swap out between 2.3"
Partial answer here but I would not sell the Jones if I were you. I have
the Jones in Ti with 2" smooth tires and it is a comfortable and fast (!)
bike that I ride on pavement. Probably not its highest and best use ,of
course, but I love it.
On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 8:48:57 PM UTC-4,
I love the variety and spread of my Quickbeam and Hunqapillar. Ignoring the
difference of single speed v. derailure, the road geo of the Quickbeam
makes for a spirited ride on all the roads and trails around here that is a
very different feel from the Hunqapillar. Though speed isn't
