Those bars look shallow from the side but don't look so shallow front the side/front. Now I'm curious --- doesn't the flare in those drops make it harder to use the hoods as a riding position?
On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 6:48:49 PM UTC-7 DavidP wrote: > Yep, I have a drop-bar MTB that I usually run with 29x2.25 tires. In the > winter it gets a 2.8 front and 2.4 rear and with that setup it's more of a > basher / rock crawler and feels much slower. > > [image: Jones-2022-10-18.jpg] > > This is a Jones which is designed for use with a somewhat swept back bar, > but this older model has a shorter top tube that works with a drop bar. > I've found the handling with a drop bar to be amazing, and the bike does > pretty well on pavement while being more capable off-road than something > like my Soma Wolverine with 650x48s or my Platypus with 29x2" tires (but > it's no where near as nice looking as the Platy). > > As far as underbiking goes, I like to see what I can get away with on most > of my bikes and to appropriate and paraphrase, "if you're skilled and have > good judgement and [relatively fat-ish tires], you can ride [any bike] > where you shouldn't". Sometimes I end up on a trail that requires a bunch > of hike-a-bike. > > [image: wolverine-trails.jpg] > > -Dave > On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 8:55:59 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> " ...maybe some day the wheel will turn and drop bars off road will come >> back into fashion >> >> Piaw, it's already happening. See: Tumbleweed, Salsa, Kona, Bearclaw, and >> the list goes on. >> I personally prefer a sweptback bar for the rough stuff so I can shift my >> weight rearward. taking some of the load off the front wheel while >> maintaining comfortable control of the brake levers - but I 'm an old fart. >> Drop bar MTBs/ATBs are definitely a thing though - I've been seeing more >> and more of them on my local dirt rides. It's all good! >> >> On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 8:33:40 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> This Saturday I took my Roadini and went up Spring Ridge Road (Windy >>> Hill OSP) and descended Crazy Pete's (Coal Creak OSP). >>> https://www.strava.com/activities/9109425331 >>> >>> I had one of those amazing days where I was "on". I set PRs down Crazy >>> Pete's (the last time I did it I was on a MTB with front suspension). The >>> Roadini's 6-8 pounds lighter than my MTB, and without suspension, I felt >>> like I could place my bike on precisely whatever lines I wanted, so much so >>> that when I went at full speed, my friend on her dual suspension CF MTB (a >>> Juliana Furtado) couldn't keep up downhill. >>> >>> I think the drop bars on my Roadini are partly responsible --- the low >>> position feels natural, and the modulation on the Tektro 559s are nothing >>> short of amazing. I remembered that one of Bridgestone's mountain bikes >>> back in the 1980s came with drop bars. I dug around and found this article >>> about "dirt drop" bars: >>> https://g-tedproductions.blogspot.com/2008/10/drop-bar-for-mountain-biking-part-i.html >>> >>> I guess since cycling is so driven by fashion, maybe some day the wheel >>> will turn and drop bars off road will come back into fashion. My experience >>> made me wonder if you designed the frame so that those brake pads are at >>> the bottom of the slots on the Tektro 559s, how big a tire can you fit? I >>> found this video on youtube where someone managed to squeeze a 2" tire on >>> those: https://youtu.be/vGnNkQJz-Fk?t=389 >>> >>> Those of you with AHH or Roadinis, have you tried taking your bikes down >>> rocky/rooty single track? Taking a MTB down those feels like driving a >>> jeep, but riding the Roadini down one feels like you're a sushi chef >>> carving fish with precision --- a completely different feeling. >>> >>> Piaw >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b9d37f50-411c-4b24-80f2-e6e551103f29n%40googlegroups.com.
