+1 to what dstein said. My experience is that shreddability (that's a technical term) really varies with the rider. While riding mild singletrack, my friend and fellow RBW-er Adam L. is miles ahead of me on his full rigid Atlantis running two inch tires while I'm on his custom hardtail. He rides trails all the time and therefore knows how to shred an Atlantis while I only occasionally ride trails and therefore have no idea how to shred a machine purpose-built for shredding. If the skill gap is wide, technical bike shtuff will likely widen it further.
All of that said, there's no reason why they couldn't go slower and y'all could just commit to having fun together as a group. I personally just purchased a 52cm Clem H that I'm planning to build up for some loaded dirt touring and I don't see any reason why it couldn't handle everything I'm interested in doing in the dirt (i.e. no rock gardens, no super-technical aggro singletrack, downhill, etc.). Someone at Riv HQ told me they did the Great Divide Mountain Bike Trail on a 26" wheeled Atlantis. So yeah, a lot is possible with the right attitude, the willpower to make it work, and the patience to enjoy yourself along the way. -- 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/92417acb-b3dd-49e5-bcc6-8fa292e839b6%40googlegroups.com.
