I am the same size as you and love my mb2 and Stumpjumper but it seems the trend today is going away from 26 so not sure how practical it would be to bring such a bike to market. On Mar 17, 2014 11:23 AM, "Scott Shelton" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello RBW, > Is there any interest in Rivendell making a new version of the AllRounder? > I know they make similar frames, however, in a 58cm/86 PBH or greater all > RIV non custom frames are made for 700c wheels. > I am currently riding a late 80's Specialized mountain bike with drop > bars, I really enjoy the light, nimble feel of the 26" wheels with 1.5 or > 1.75 tires. > For most mountain trails and fire roads the 26" wheel is just fine. I > can't justify a $3500 custom frame set to get a 58cm Atlantis with 26" > wheels. > I have ridden wide 700c off road and although they do "roll" over > obstacles better than 26",however, they are in no way nimble and are > noticeabley slower to accellerate. > > Any thoughts are appreciated. > Cheers > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
