I would love to have a mountain-mixte! But would try to get one with shorter stays for the above-mentioned reasons (climbing, front end lofting). Luckily there happens to be one like that available: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-foy.htm
What could change that recommendation is if the Cheviot could fit tires like the Quasi-Moto, which I don't believe the Betty could. Then I would recommend getting the bike that fits the larger tire! Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 5:06 AM, RJM <crccpadu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will have to take the chainstays into consideration; I didn't really > think about them when I initially thought it would be a cool mountain bike. > There is always the Hunqapillar, Bombadil (for $$$) or I could go custom > mountain mixte if I wanted to go that route. I'm not a fan of the mountain > bikes at the local bike shops even though they are technologically > wonderful, and would like to keep the stable full of Rivendells anyways. > > On Friday, June 6, 2014 5:38:48 AM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: >> >> I've often read about how shorter chainstays helped MTB's climb but never >> really understood it until recently when I read something where it was >> explained that longer chainstays are further back from the rider's weight >> and therefore more likely to "slip" while climbing dirt and gravel while >> shorter chainstays have more weight on them and maintain climbing traction >> better. >> >> No personal experience with this but it sounds reasonable and might be >> something to think about when considering a bike with the chainstay length >> of the Cheviot. >> >> On Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:52:11 PM UTC-5, BenG wrote: >>> >>> Re MTB chain stay length: my 1990 MB-1 is much easier to pedal on long >>> uphill trails than my 1987 Schwinn Sierra, and the Schwinn goes downhill >>> like a rocket rail sled in comparison to the B'stone. Those two bikes are >>> kind of at extremes of chainstay length - I think the MB-1 broke ground >>> with short stays and the Schwinn is classic early trail bike. FWIW. >> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
