If you can, you should RUN and buy that Gus Boots Willsen. You can always resell it later if it doesn't work out. The market for used Rivs is hot. The problem is you are between sizes of the Clem. The 52 is likely too cramped for you and the 59 is probably slightly too big. You need a Rivendell in the 55-57 range.
M On Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:58:25 PM UTC-5 Kyle Patton wrote: > Howdy, > > I've been Riv-curious for a while now and after much debate I think I'm > ready to bite the brass. After looking through rivbike.com and through > google trying to learn more, I've only narrowed the search a little and am > still unsure what Riv would suit me best, and so am hoping to find some > better insight here. > > About me: > 6' > 270lbs > 87cm PBH > > About my riding: > > - 80% MTB–tight, twisty east coast singletrack through trees, but no > downhill or sending jumps, love a long day on the trails, love a good > climb, love to pick my line weaving around roots and rocks > - Road rides consist of trips to the store, trips around the > neighborhoods, and occasionally a longer road ride or path ride. Spend a > lot of time on sidewalks and hopping up and down curbs. Also love to find > some bandit singletrack and go explore. > - Have several current bikes but my favorite bike to fulfill this > purpose (ergo the one the Riv would replace) is a 2012 Surly Karate Monkey > with the stock rigid fork. I'm running 29x2.2 xc race tires which is > definitely my preferred setup as it gives me all the cush I want with some > knobbies for MTB but a fast center for pavement. Also prefer 29 over other > sizes. Running a 1x11 setup but ideal would be 2x9 or 2x10. Flat bars/alt > bars exclusively, though I'd love to play with drops (have owned a cross > bike before that was very fun to take on singletrack) > > From what I understand of the current bikes, an Appaloosa, Clem, or Susie > might work. I am worried about the length of the Clem and Susie in the > tighter singletrack, I have some hardtails that aren't as long that become > a handful in switchbacks. Also seems that an Atlantis, Hunqapillar, or > Bombadil would work. Would love to find one used, and will need a near > complete bike as I don't have many compatible parts in my parts bins. > > If you made it here thanks for reading! > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/83ce6873-22a0-4dd7-8a59-b0b3cc06ed7fn%40googlegroups.com.
