Hi Michael, Analog has a write-up on the Unit. (And what a great price!) They are always worth a browse - they have so many great bikes and ideas and randomly edifying things about the Melvin’s, etc
I’ve got the surly ecr. It can tackle anything and is very comfortable- but it is such a tank. If I have to carry it over a stream or a log or whatever, it feels like heaving a boat anchor. Jeff Jones bikes seem so interesting. I’m curious to try one of those. And Cjel Mone is building some gorgeously impressive frames out of his bread truck. I think (?) he is in the old post office in Silver City now. from kim On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:54 AM Michael Morrissey < michaelgmorris...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm thinking about buying myself a new mountain bike, to complement my > Rivendell and my vintage mtb commuter that is as old as I am. I was > wondering what people on here might recommend. I want to spend between $700 > and $1700. I want to be able to bunny-hop, hit trails, drop it in the > creek, go mud-bogging. I want a bike I can abuse without regret. I have > taken my Rivendell on trails, but I want to ride more aggressively. I am 6 > feet tall, 210 lbs. 86cm PBH. > > I'd like a steel hardtail, but I'd consider aluminum too I suppose. I was > thinking something like a Kona Unit X, a Kona Fire Mountain, a Surly > Wednesday. The Salsa Rangefinder looks good. Has anyone ridden one? > > In the past, I have owned a Gary Fisher steel mountain bike from 1997 that > I bought new, and a Spot single speed, which I built up from parts but was > a little small for me. > > What do you think? > > Thanks > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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/4acdca25-ecfb-4388-b7e8-a5d9dcd450b0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4acdca25-ecfb-4388-b7e8-a5d9dcd450b0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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/CAG55tTabgKhxjTn1u8F_%3DRoAtN%2B8eHpksvYzQ_J9OGpX9i50Cg%40mail.gmail.com.
