Others have mentioned that the Clem is very beefy - not sure where I read that. So, it may not be all that different than the LHT in terms of stoutness, although I would be surprised if they ended up having identical handling characteristics. Rivs do have a certain "sparkle" in the way they ride.
KJ On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 9:05:55 PM UTC-4, alan lavine wrote: > > Evening All, > > I have a Surly LHT that I've used for fully loaded touring, and have loved > it for that purpose. However, when lightly loaded or not at all, I find > the ride stiff, rigid, almost leaden (is that a word ?) For various > reasons, I probably will not be doing that kind of touring going forward, > probably just light credit card touring. So I'm thinking that the Clem I > pre-ordered might be a better choice for that purpose. Is there enough > known about the Clem's geometry, tubing diameters and thickness to make > that decision? Certainly the long chainstays will make for a more > forgiving ride. So does it make sense for me to take all the LHT's stock > components and mount them on the Clem and call it my new light touring bike? > > Awaiting the collective wisdom of the group...if the answer is yes, I'll > have a 58 cm LHT frame to sell..... > > Thanks, > Alan > -- 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.