On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 4:44 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote:
> Jeff said: “In general, front forks for discs appear more stout than many > boutique brand front forks that strive for a french style bend, but there's > plenty that are on par with mid-tier commodity Surly and Surly-like forks.” > > Exactly, and how much of the Rivendell feel and handling is because of the > steel forks? Some appreciable amount, I suspect. They absorb a lot of road > chatter because they aren’t beefy. That, in turn, improves handling and > ease of holding a line. > Agree - fat tires help some, but the bike I replace my Sam H with in the interest of going with discs just doesn't have the same magic feeling that Sam had, but I'm not sure I attribute that entirely with the fork. Handling involves a lot of factors, many I don't fully understand but I can tell when a bike feels good to me and when it doesn't, and accept that there's a sliding scale, it's not black and white. The trade off is worth it for me at this time, to ride a disc-braked bike vs. a Rivendell for a majority of my riding. If I'd never had a Sam, I'd think my Space Horse was the best bike I've ever had the pleasure to ride. I'd posit that my old Sam would probably feel better than my current Space Horse, if I could somehow install my Space Horse fork on Sam - there's other things that made it great outside of the fork. Hence why I'm saying I'd not hesitate to buy a Sam-like Riv or Hunq-like Riv with disc brakes. -- 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.
