Wow, thank you for all the detail Erik! Some beautiful bikes there but that’s Susie and your new Gus definitely look best to me. I can understand choosing the Gus at that weight with a load but I am happy to hear it wasn’t too bad still. I’m 170-180 lbs depending on how much time I can get out. My full camp gear isn’t more than 30 lbs on a heavier trip. We have a 3 year old and I’m trying not to end up with a full on dad body! Haha. I am so excited for this bike! The new dropouts had me ordering a new extension hitch for my trailer. My daughter will be super bummed if it isn’t ready to roll right when I get it together!
Sounds like a beautiful place to get to ride regularly! Enjoy the Gus and keep some ride pictures coming, beautiful bike! On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 12:00:14 PM UTC-7 hinton...@gmail.com wrote: > Looks and sounds awesome Erik - thanks for letting me live vicariously > while I wait! > > On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 8:17:57 AM UTC-7 Erik wrote: > >> Don't mind at all. I'm 210-215 most of the time. I drop under 200 when >> I'm more active and can go higher when I'm buried at work and stressed out, >> but the 210 - 215 range is more consistent. The Susie didn't feel squishy >> or overly flexy in normal riding. I was just aware of the give once I >> loaded it up and got it out onto more burly trails. Some context for my >> comment: I bought these bikes to flesh out the void left by selling off my >> last mountain bike. I wanted something I could ride on the same trails I >> rode for years on bikes with suspension, mostly technical, very rocky >> singletrack. I didn't really notice flex on the Susie outside of those >> specific conditions and it was likely just as much about my perception as >> it was about any actual flex. It rode beautifully, I just wanted a little >> more room for gear and my own fluctuations in weight. My office is a few >> hundred yards from the trailhead for Skyline Wilderness Park here in Napa. >> The first mile or so of trails that I ride on a regular basis are really >> rocky and in bad shape as are some of my favorite trails deeper in the >> park. Those sections of trail tend to define my off-rode bike preferences. >> >> >> For context, this is the progression of bikes leading to the Gus: Seven >> Sola (titanium) > Salsa Horsethief (full sus) > Susie > Gus. I liked >> oversize, stiff frames on my mountain bikes as the years went on. The >> Susie was going to feel flexible by comparison on the same trails. I had >> originally planned on purchasing a Gus, but got impatient and found a Susie >> for trade from another member of this group last summer. I took the Gus >> out on that first section of trail yesterday and had a blast. As a steel >> bike it's more flexible than my titanium and aluminum mountain bikes, but a >> little stiffer than the Susie. Not a huge deal, just a little point of >> preference! The last shot in the attached photos is the Susie. Same build >> as the Gus, except the stem. >> >> >> On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 6:04:58 AM UTC-7 fra...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Great looking build! Love all the Paul parts. Do you mind if I ask what >>> your weight is that the Susie didn’t feel quite stout enough? >>> >>> >>>>> -- 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/244d723d-2efb-4082-a546-286369235e55n%40googlegroups.com.
