>From what I recall, the hilibikes are meant for lighter trail riding, and not technical terrain/singletrack. Not that you can't ride that kind of stuff with it, but I wouldn't be able to keep up with more experienced riders with more capable bikes. I used to use a Hunqapillar for all kinds of trail riding, but I was pretty slow on that compared to my Jones which is my main mtn bike now. I don't have any experience with the Clem, so take that for what it's worth. But really depends on the type of terrain they're riding. But if they already are saying you 'can't hang' they sound like the kind of group who isn't going to be super patient if you're taking a little more time.
That being said, it's all about your own capabilities. I've been riding with people on hardtail aluminum beat up 90's mountain bikes that smoked me on fs mountain bikes. And any one at Riv HQ can probably outride serious mtn bike riders on modern mtn bikes, those Riv employees are super strong riders. And 'some' singletrack might be totally doable. It is weird to me that they're on hardtails and claiming that, I get if they're on super fast suspension bikes. I do question the difference b/w their hardtails and a Clem in this scenario. I would just be careful and set expectations properly. Again, nothing is stopping you from riding it anywhere. You and the bike would be fine. It's just a matter of the group you're with, and if you do find you need to slow it down, whether it's because the bike or your own skills, how cool are they going to be with it? -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ea8c1dc5-9516-41f8-8519-3c4eac0eddf2%40googlegroups.com.
