Why George, that's because they are ;) On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 8:45:16 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote: > > Zed - some of those pics look an awfully lot like sections of the Monon > and Fall Creek Parkway Trails... > > On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 6:22:43 PM UTC-6, Zed Martinez wrote: >> >> They certainly rock in the snow and ice. Winter finally decided to show >> up here in Indianapolis so I took the fenders off and threw the knobbies on >> the Clem this weekend. Today was the first commute in the bad weather >> (which in my case means basically a straight mile of unplowed, unsalted >> bumpy ice through the local neighborhoods until I hit the trail)... and >> man, the Clem was a much better ride for it than my previous entries. In >> the past I've leaned mostly on my Felt hybrid with its aluminum frame and >> disc brakes with some 35mm Schwalbe Winter Marathons, but, it was always a >> terrifying white knuckle adventure in riding the bumps and hoping the rear >> wheel didn't decide to kick out from under me while following a rut. Even >> with just regular knobbies (the cheaper versions of Continental's Mountain >> King II what that were the only 650b mountain tires in town...), the Clem >> handled everything much more casually and, importantly, much less >> terrifyingly. I can speak for any other Rivs, this being my first, but it >> really felt like the long wheelbase was definitely helping me out today. I >> was notably less likely to get stuck at the mercy of a rut, and the one >> time I hit a slick patch and the bike started to slide I put my inboard >> foot down (like I always do to be ready to walk off the bike as it goes >> down), and hitting the ground with it was enough to knock the bike back >> upright and reset the rear wheel.The bike regained its balance instantly >> and rolled smoothly on back on a straight track. I've had worse >> experiences, for sure. I also have to say, whatever they toted merits, I'm >> increasingly convinced I won't be going back to disc brakes anytime soon. >> On the Felt I had to ride only the front brake because if I touched the >> rear one even lightly it was enough to slide the rear wheel out (Avid >> mechanicals or Shimano hydraulics both). With the cantis on the Clem I >> never felt like I was lacking stopping when I was on the cleared roads, but >> I had enough modulation to use either judiciously while I was on the icy >> stretch and it made things a lot less worrisome for it. >> >> And, because pictures rock, obligatory "It's 7ºF, why are you taking a >> picture?" picture. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/zedmartinez/23697977403/in/album-72157661103966564/ >> >
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