I really enjoyed a lot about my Jones Plus. It was an amazing technical climber. It was one of the best descending bikes I’ve owned, rigid or suspended. Super comfortable. But, I found the inertia of the big 29+ wheel just too much for my relatively tight trails. I would steer for a sharp turn, and there was a definite lag as the wheel reacted. I’ve been riding B+ mtbs lately, and I find that wheel size a better balance of grip, comfort, and maneuverability. I’m think a Jones SWB might be the bike for me.
A few other nitpicks about the Jones: the bottom bracket was borderline too low, even with the EBB in the up position. And the front through axle was a PITA to use. The little end caps would pop off when inserting a wheel. I think he uses a different through axle design now. Eric On Monday, August 6, 2018, Jonathan D. <jdoneho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Eric. Thanks for the ride reports. I really enjoyed the Clem right up and > enjoy the blog. I would be curious to know why you sold the Jones. I am > thinking of rounding out my bikes with a Jones. I currently have a Joe, > Romulus and Monstercross, and I don’t think there would be much overlap > with a Jones. This would mean selling a Rambouillet and Sam. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
