Hi, On Apr 6, 3:56 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > I have a 60cm Bombadil and it does indeed have a long top tube for me.
Thanks for posting. That is the size I would slot into. > I seem to recall from the beginning that Grant designed the Bombadil > with the dirt drop stem in mind. There are few stems shorter than the > 8cm dirt drop. > > My Bombadil has an 8cm dirt drop stem and I've used it fully loaded > for long distance touring. With 48cm drop bars and front panniers, the > bike handled predictably and easily. I was amazed at the low speed > handling *and* stability on fast descents. I have noticed that > unloaded as an MTB, using relatively narrow flat bars (48cm flat end > to end), I'm not very comfortable with technical, off road trails. All > of these trails are ones that I can manage easily on other bikes. The > steering feels too responsive and I get a little sketched out. I'll be > putting wider bars on soon - extra bar width should compensate by > slowing down the steering response a bit. > Of course, a longer stem would also slow the steering down. It's interesting that the Bombadil doesn't handle as well when used off- road--when it is marketed as a mountain bike. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
