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

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

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

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

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

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

2023-11-20 Thread Max S
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