A Roadini with 60mm tires would likely need a wider Q factor to clear the rear tire. This is just one of many geometry changes which would add up to yield a very different bike.
A road bike with mountain bike clearances is a rare animal. The only one I can think of that comes close is the Rawland rSogn, which was 650b, could handle ~2" tires, had a low Q and was biased toward road geo. I was so fascinated by this idea tbat I acquired two rSogn, and had one of them modified by moving the canti posts so it can run 26" wheels (I dreamed of a road bike with widish 26" rubber). I believe only 200 rSogns were ever produced. Oddly, I ride my 700c x 35mm bike more than either Sogn (and I love those Sogns). The 700c machine fits me like a glove. It is almost perfectly designed as it is. I can't imagine giving up any one of these three bikes though. IanA -- 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.
