I've been tempted, and haven't ridden a 29er+, but now that I have 2.25" tires on my Hunqapillar I really can't justify a second bike to have 29er+. Here's my experience:
-- With 50mm Duremes I've ridden 200 miles of the Great Divide Mountain Bike trail, covering 40-70 miles a day, and far more technical and rocky single track including multiple sections of the Colorado Trail. My main issues were: traction on rougher/looser dirt/trails, snow, and sand. In my experience so far wight he 2.25" Smart Sams, they address the rougher/looser dirt/trails amazingly well as well as snow and sand much better. -- My personal conclusion is that if I was to tour trails (like the Kokopelli) that were mostly sand and/or mud, a 29er plus would be the way to go. -- If I wanted to ride snow as much as possible, a Moonlander would be the way to go So I understand Grant's statements that if you need more than 2.25" tires, go Surly. I can easily see it as a niche he's not interested in getting into. That said, if there were a Hunqapiller 29er+ when I gone mine, I'd have gone that route knowing what I know now. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, February 15, 2014 10:09:21 PM UTC-7, Clayton wrote: > > I have a serious drool going over the Surly ECR 29+ off road camping bike. > Now, if Rivendell made such a bike, I would absolutely have to sell > everything I own and get one. Hint Hint Grant? > -- 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.
