Thank you for the comments! I’m sure the Gus is invincible. Also good to know it isn’t too low with a 2.2 tire. I really wish the dark green Gus was still available. My wife is very against all of the color options coming except the Riv orange for the Gus, so that’s what I’d have to go with. Haha On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 9:01:14 AM UTC-8 kelv...@me.com wrote:
> It's been 4 months since I built up my Gus, which also happens to be the > first Rivendell I've ever ridden. ( I live halfway across the world and > Rivs are scarce here). I've never ridden a Jones nor do I own a disc brake > bike, but like you, I wanted a bike that can do it all, handle any trail I > come across, and the Gus has been doing all that, and more. It's a strong, > beautiful frame, definitely on the heavier side compared to my other low > trail randonneuring bike which is a real lightweight, but man it's just > such a joy to ride. I think the wheel set and tires do contribute greatly > to the ride feel, i built up a a pair of Velocity Cliffhangers with a front > dynamo and currently have Rene Herse Umtanum Ridges on them. They're only > 2.2" but work well for the mixed terrain in my country. Single track took > some getting used to, which had nothing to do with the bike but the rider > I'm sure. :) I have a friend who owns the Susie and I think you can't go > wrong with either, but I think the Gus is just... invincible. -- 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/633428a8-db55-4424-9191-a65dee29a943n%40googlegroups.com.
