I've found that most of us adjust fairly quickly to either design and can be happy with either. I ended up with a preference for flexier bikes and the low trail design works better when carrying a load with a lighter, more flexy frame. The bike can use lighter tubing when weight distribution is considered. Also, to me the steering quickness of the low trail bikes is a trait I like, especially in fast sweeping turns. I also think that bikes climb faster when designed to match your body size and riding style. But to get this you almost have a custom frame made unless you are lucky enough to find a production frame that works. Like I would prefer a Hilsen for touring and rough riding, but I would want the tire clearance and canti brakes of an Atlantis without the beefier frame.
Yea... and Bill is too PC to admit his real preferences! ~mike Carlsbad Ca. On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:08:22 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: > > Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike? > Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP S&P, Boulder bikes, etc.? > > Do you find them really that much better performing (faster, flexier, > planier, efficient) than your "oversized" steel tubing bikes, as I have > read about in reviews of them? > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
