for an upright bike I *love* the long chain stays on my Clementine for off road climbing and descending. I don't struggle much with technical riding - except it can be a little more hard to avoid certain roots or rocks. The 29er tires eat that up though.
I *do* miss having a short wheelbase nimble bike for more spirited riding. I would choose my Clem if I could only have one bike. I definitely prefer having a short wheelbase bike around though. On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 9:00:28 AM UTC-8 Tim Bantham wrote: > I can relate to this. For me there are pros and cons. For example, the > Clem I bought a few years ago was intended to be an analog mountain bike. I > found the long chainstays to be a liability for east coast single track. > This is especially the case with tight turns and the need to carry the > bike. If I had to do it all over for the type of MTB riding that I have > available to me I would go for a bike with shorter stays and a lighter > frame. That said, I love the longer chainstays on my Sam as compared to a > regular road/gravel bike. Definitely noticeable on the descents. I ride my > Sam on dirt roads quite a bit and the long stay really shines in that > situation. > > > -- 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/58f6594e-8374-4901-8cd5-eb0f250e05fbn%40googlegroups.com.
