Happyriding, You can build a frame to take wider tires and have a smaller Q than say a Bombadil, but it would likely be a full custom frame designed with modifications to the stays. No one has made a copy of the Stumpjumper design, but even they couldn't handle much less than 147mm wide crank.. I doubt even a custom wide tire bike is going to take a narrow crank like the Grand Cru without some major design compromises.
The Riv design is not the only way to design the BB/stays, but if you're going to make bikes you gotta decide one something, and the Riv one works well for their intended parts. I think if we all had a frame at home to play with made of play dough, you'd quickly realize designing frames isn't as easy as it looks. Compromise probably rules. -- 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.
