On Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:24:24 AM UTC-5, Christian wrote: > > Brian, > > Great topic! I would like to hear what others think as well. I own a > Hunqapillar. Last spring I began to explore local trails more and more on > my Hunq. Mine was, and is, set up with Noodles and for most of my trail > riding I used Clement XPLOR 40mm tires. I've since switched to Maxxis 2.1 > Crossmarks. It did really well on moderately technical (meaning roots and > rocks) trails, climbed really well, no flex. I enjoyed getting back in to > mountain biking so much I went and bought a Salsa Spearfish. Since I > bought the SF I've not taken the Hunq on trails once, but I ride the SF on > trails a few times a week. I love disc brakes; not so sure I love the dual > suspension--100mm in the front, 80mm in the rear so quite minimal--but it > can be nice. The SF is lighter and faster. Obviously very different > bikes. > > What does this mean? I really don't know. What I'd like to try is the > Hunq with Bullmoose bars or even Jones bars (I know I'd have to get a stem > adapter) to get it set up as close to mountain-bikey as possible to really > compare the two. > > I confess that my mind is wandering towards selling both and getting a > Jones. > > Other thoughts? > > Christian > > Your situation is similar to mine. I own a 2010 Salsa El Mariachi 29'er. Fully rigid, 1x9 w/ disc brakes. The problem is that the frame (18") is too small for me. I have a set back post and longer stem but still feel cramped. I picked up a set of Riv Bullmoose bars off this list a while back for another project. That project never happened, so I go to thinking....that is usally when the trouble starts.
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