My two Riv fixed gears have bb heights of about 10.3 inches with the skinny tires on them, and I don't have any problem with cornering, probably because I am simply a cautious cornerer. But I remember the old Diamond Back mtb fixie I had, shod with 27" Big Apples, that had a 12" high bb and cornered just wonderfully -- with the high bb I could dive into corners almost as with a coaster.
I do remember, though, that when my '03 Riv, now a fixed commuter, was dressed up as a gofast 1X10, how, with the same tires and same bb height, it would just track through corners the way a meekly obedient wife immediately answers her husbands commands (slap, slap, slap, ok, ok, sorry!) -- let's say, impeccably. I also know that, on tight, winding singletrack, the DB and even more my quicker handling Monocog 29er, that also has the 12" height, seem a bit "tippy"; of course, I've never ridden the 23 mm tired Riv on such singletrack. On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The thing is, I think this high BB bike rides GREAT! I have no trouble > riding with enough precision to dodge sharp rocks and sticks in the > trail. It is one of the easier no-handed bikes I've ridden, too. My > Atlantis is probably my most ridden bike in the past 5 years, but I'm > not sure I yet understand the appeal of the low BB. Is it more > important when the bike is loaded, or when careening down some twisty > hill at 40+ mph? Or maybe I've just gotten accustomed to something > that is sub-optimal, and if I get back on the Atlantis tomorrow I'll > instantly understand the difference? (yes, I understand that BB height > isn't the only difference between the two bikes) -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
