Certainly agree. Tire size is in scope here along with front end geometry and I guess I'm thinking that the Ogre is closer to the Troll and Hillborne closer to the Hunq, but I could also be making an idiotic assumption, wouldn't be the first time.
On Monday, October 3, 2016, David Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > Jeff - I hear you point on the Sam Hillborne but that's not a totally fair > comparison to the hunqapillar. The tire width alone on the hunqapillar > makes it much more capable on rough terrain then the Sam (I've ridden both > on similar trails). Plus with the new 650b hunqs you can get an even larger > diameter (for the small sizes anyway which were 26"). I was the first to > chime in and still feel the hunq isn't the best on twisty, rooty, rocky, > technical single track, but it's totally fine on everything else. Would be > curious to see how you felt on a hunq on the same trails (vs. the troll) if > you ever get the chance ;) > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Bob K. <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Personally, I think small-frame 29ers look a bit silly and strangely >> proportioned, so if you're a S/M as opposed to a L/XL, I'd go with the >> Troll over the Ogre. I'm sure that any of the aforementioned bikes would >> perform well for what you're seeking, but keep in mind there are tire >> clearance differences. Someone on this list told me that he fit Surly >> Extraterrestrial 2.5s on his Hunq. The Troll fits 26"x3". Ogre is somewhere >> in the 29 x 2.8" ballpark. >> >> Bob K. in Baltimore >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/to >> pic/rbw-owners-bunch/TlaMzFcBDwc/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]');> >> . >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>. >> Visit this group at https://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 [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]');> > . > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>. > Visit this group at https://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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
