I have a 54cm Hunqapillar which I initially purchased for it's loaded touring capability. However, already having too many other bikes that fill that niche, it's never actually been used for that, and instead has increasingly filled my (limited) mountain bike niche.
It's been a very capable mountain bike. For me, at least. Though I've ridden single track trails in Colorado since the 1980s, I've never owned a bike with any suspension. My hunq performs at least as well as my old MB3, and probably a little better since it seems the 29er size wheels are slightly better than the old 26ers. The Hunq has no toe clip overlap, which is important to me for more technical moves. I originally built it up with dirt drop bars for touring mode, but I've since switched it over to Albastache bars and greatly prefer these for climbing and braking positions on trails. I think tire choice, and terrain or trail type, is your greatest consideration. It all comes down to your particular preferences or situation. I use 50mm Schwalbe Dureme tires. Again, originally purchased for their touring capabilities, but have worked well for me as a moderate mountain bike tire. Especially, since I typically ride from home to trails and these tires perform well on anything smoother than very rocky terrain. The Hunq has clearance for larger tires, so you have the option for an aggressive 29er tire if you choose. For me, I no longer seek out the narly trails, and am happy just riding some of the smoother trails. I think the only situation where the Hunq wouldn't be recommended would be where you wanted to keep up with a group of fast riders, all on suspension bikes, on very technical trails. Since that's not me, I'm quite happy with my Hunq as my mountain bike. Mike G. On 12/5/13, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.takaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I love this (Thanks, BB!): "ride the elephant through the forest... go > shred on your Hunq." > > I have a set of bullmoose bars in the shed, and I'll be setting up Davinci > splitters to fast swap with the Noodles. But who am I kidding-- it's a > commuter and family hauler for me right now. (And great one at that.) > > That said, check out CNYRIV's, Deacon Patrick's, and Cosmic Country's > Flickr sets-- lots of mountain action. > > > > On Thursday, December 5, 2013 10:02:34 AM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote: >> >> Ah, but who's to judge what a "true" mountain bike is? As the late >> William Nealy pointed out in his book, "The Mountain Biking Way of >> Knowledge" (a must-own for every 'true' mountain biker), the Vietnamese >> have been riding bicycles on the Ho Chi Minh trail for decades... and I'm >> >> sure these were Flying Pidgeons, not StumpJumpers. >> >> I say a bike is defined by how far you're willing to take it. I have a >> so-called mountain bike (that frankly sucks as an all-around or >> commuter)... it's geared too low and the geometry is best suited for rough >> >> terrain at slow speed, yet I'm sure there are people who ride this same >> bike to work... so does that NOT qualify it as a commuter??? >> >> I say ride the elephant through the forest... go shred on your Hunq. >> >> Peace, >> BB >> >> On Thursday, December 5, 2013 8:43:18 AM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote: >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone was using their Hunq as a "true" mountain bike? >>> >>> By which, I mean, no racks, fenders or bags.While it is a very versatile >>> >>> frameset, does anyone use theirs only in off road scenarios? If yes, >>> what >>> are your thoughts on what it does well and maybe (shudder) what it does >>> not >>> do well? >>> >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
