> 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.
Dave did not say the Bomba does not handle as well off road. Dave said as he had it set up, the Bomba was too skittish for technical off road riding. Dave will address that with proper handle bars. Dave expects the Bomba to perform well once he does. On Apr 6, 5:44 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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.
