I hope someone buys it. Preferably someone in the bay area so we can Jones it up. I was very skeptical of the one size fits all frame size (I think they have 2 sizes now) but my 24" frame fits my 80PBH fine and it handles really well on technical terrain.
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:16:56 AM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: > > I think alot of Riv fans would like a Jones Plus. Long chainstays > (48cm+), Shallow seat angle (71 degrees), low bottom bracket (76-88mm BB > drop), long wheelbase (almost 1200cm) and the ability to run fat tires (up > to 3"). Plus it's made of steel. All things that contribute to Rivendells > being Rivendells. > > I would love to try a Jones Diamond & a Jones Plus. Someday I'm going to > upgrade from my Karate Monkey and those two plus the Surly ECR are my > current top choices. > > > > On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 10:33:15 PM UTC-5, dstein wrote: >> >> Agree that everyone needs a jones ;). But pictures and a better >> description helps. Is this with the truss fork or regular fork? What color? >> I'm assuming this is not the plus version? What tire sizes are on there >> now? etc. I already have a Plus and don't need another one, but any >> potential buyer would like to see more info. A price goes a long way in >> getting people interested in these forums as well, if its a steal I'm sure >> someone will bite the bullet on it quickly. I bet there's a lot of Riv >> owners who'd love a Jones. >> >> On another note, why the Jones for a Hunq or Appaloosa? I have both a >> Hunq and a Jones plus, I had the Hunq first and then got the Jones for more >> technical singletrack trail riding. i love them both and can't imagine >> getting rid of either, especially since the Jones plus, although more than >> capable of being setup as an all rounder, currently functions as my >> dedicated trail bike with 3 inch tubeless tires pumped to ~10 psi (which >> suck on the road), crabon rims (i know), and crabon handlebars (yes, i >> know, but no regrets), and my hunq is setup as an all rounder. but....if i >> had the jones first, i'd just get another wheelset and skip the second >> bike. you can't beat those Jones loop bars for all rounder purposes. That's >> just one reporter's opinion though. >> >> On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 7:19:40 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote: >>> >>> You guys are crazy. EVERYONE needs a Jones. And I say that with no >>> intent of irony or jest whatsoever. >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
