1. They should all be able to take those tires. 2. It seems like they could all be good touring frames although for heavy touring I may pick the Bomba over the Hunq. The Hunq would probably be good though.
3. Again you could probably do this on all three. The geometry on the Salsa is quite a bit different and way more of a standard modern MTB design while the Riv's are more classic leaning. There's alot of Salsa talk here lately. :) On Sep 11, 8:56 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > This just in: I took a 22 mile errand ride today including some 5-6 > miles of sandy, choppy dirt road, and I am very, very impressed. > First, on the outbound leg, a short (4/10 mile) but very steep and > winding downhill on which you can hit 40 mph if you don't brake: for > the first time I took that hill with no braking and felt perfectly > confident; this unlike the Monocog (I've scavenged the wheels for the > Fargo) and the Sam Hill (tho' the Sam has 33 mm JB Greens). On level, > paved flats the bike fits like a Rivendell -- photos to come, but I've > got the bar (Noodle) quite a bit above the saddle so I can use the > hooks for most riding. But even in the hoods, the setup allows for > bent-elbow, low back cruising. I find the steering noticeably more > predictable than the Monocog's and even than the SH's -- less front > end wandering, particularly in corners. And on uphills, sitting, at 6 > mph (return up that same hill) with hands on the flats, the front end > stays put, while flop was the principal sin of the SH on the same > hill. > > On dirt, with tire pressures as high or higher than usually run on the > Monocog, the ride is noticeably smoother -- I guess the frame is > absorbing some of the jolts, unlike the girder-stiff Monocog frame. > > This is the ideal off road bike for me: comfortable and fast on > pavement, comfortable on dirt, stable yet confident in turns, and more > tire and fender clearance even than the Monocog's. > > Interested in hearing comparos with the Riv bikes. > > Oh, and the welds are very well done; the bike is not Riv lovely, but > it is decent looking both in framework and powdercoat or paint with > modest decals. > > Photos to come. > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 6:39 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I've not ridden either bike, so am not of much assistance. Salsa in > > general makes nice stuff. The Fargo appears consistent with their > > approach. > > > I can say that compared to the looks of the new diagonal Bomb the > > Salsa is kind of a mutt of bike. Of course most everyone who has had > > a mutt for a dog are real happy. > > > On Sep 11, 4:49 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks; I may have already seen that. > > >> I just did the inaugural ride on the Fargo; ~ 10 miles home; will do a > >> return 10 miles; mostly road but about four miles of flat, sandy, > >> churned up dirt altogether.. What a wonderful bike! Far better road > >> handling than the Monocog: down a steep, short, winding 40 mph hill, > >> no braking in corners; I never felt confident enough on the Monocog -- > >> or the Sam Hill, for that matter -- to take the curves without a bit > >> of braking. And smoother than the Monocog: at comparable or even > >> slightly higher pressures, the bike is noticeably smoother over rough > >> dirt -- small bumps. > > >> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > MTBR forums has a Salsa specific page with lots of info and chatter > >> > about the Fargo. No direct comparisons that I've seen with Rivendell > >> > bikes but lots of good info and feedback. Check it out. > > >> >http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=119 > > >> > --mike > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> > For more options, visit this group > >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> Patrick Moore > >> Albuquerque, NM > >> For professional resumes, contact > >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
