Tristen, good luck with your Clem search. I am 6' tall with a 90 pbh. I've had two 59 Clem H models at different times, ridden on roads, paths, and some single track. For more off-roadish riding, I'd suggest:
- Get a 59. The Clem is a looong, big bike, and the 59 will be plenty big enough for your 91 pbh. - Consider an index shifter for the rear if you're off roading will include a good amt of single track. Friction shifting bikes around tight quick uphill/downhill turns is just too clumsy. Others here have said the same. Yes you can make friction shifting work, it's not ideal. Really depends on the flow of your single track. - A Jones bar works so well on an off road Clem, as does a bullmoose. Of course they work well on roads too, and you'll have a lot of bar real estate to hang/mount things when not bombing around. - I liked 2.3 Mezcals for rooty, sometimes slippery single track. Although I was surprised at how well Nano's did on that surface. I loved G-One Speeds (2") on a clem too, but more for hard packed paths topped with a dusting of sand, twigs, etc., and roads. Tom On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 2:21:43 AM UTC-4 triste...@gmail.com wrote: > Howdy Bunch! > > I’ve been dreaming about owning a Rivendell for a long time now and I’m > finally in a position to make happen! My PBH is 91 I’ve been going back and > forth between a 59 and a 64 Clem. I live in Sacramento and spend a decent > amount of time riding off road in Northern California. Any suggestions > would be greatly appreciated. > > -Tristen > -- 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/cfce0adb-9e95-443a-8775-c0b258e1a14fn%40googlegroups.com.
