Bob, Good information. I've ridden one 26" LHT but it was one size too small and stock (ie, skinny tires and drop bars) so that ride really didn't tell me a whole lot about the bike as I would set it up. Your comment about choosing the Pugs over the LHT is interesting. I would love to test ride a Pugs with the Black Floyd street tires on it. I'm torn between a lively bike and a comfortable bike. Right now I'm riding a 90's Trek Multitrack converted to 26" wheels and I find myself wondering how it compares to an LHT. The front-end geometry is the same and the chainstays are 3cm shorter. However, the top tube is smaller than the other main tubes so the ride may be totally different than the LHT. I'm worried that I'll buy an LHT and then not like it. I will say my 92 Rockhopper has an oversized top tube and I liked the ride of it but who knows how that compares to an LHT.
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2:34:20 PM UTC-6, Bob Cook wrote: > > I have an LHT with 26" wheels. It is indeed a capable bike. You can load > it like a mule and it will ride fine. I've ridden mine on packed dirt, > gravel, packed sand, and grassy, pot-holed double-track. No problems, > though it's not my first choice—or my second, or my third—for those > surfaces if load-bearing isn't required. > > Why? It rides like that mule. It's a pain for climbing and riding into a > stiff wind. I'd rather ride my Pugsley into a 25-MPH headwind than my LHT. > (I'd rather ride my Homer than either, but Homer does not see winter road > salt.) > > If the numbers I've gathered from various sources are correct, the tubing > dimensions of the Atlantis are more like the Cross-Check (9-6-9 28.6 mm TT) > than the LHT (8-5-8 *31.8 mm* TT). If you want something that rides more > like an Atlantis, I imagine an old MTB with skinnier tubes, or at least > with a skinner TT than DT, would be your best bet. > > -- > Bob Cook > > On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 9:44:05 AM UTC-6, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: >> >> Anyone have any thoughts on positives or negatives associated with >> choosing a 26" LHT versus a 90's MTB, like a Stumpjumper or Rockhopper? >> >> I'm familiar with the geometry differences between the two and I will be >> using modern components (except for stem if I go vintage) so I'm interested >> in things like ride quality, the impact of the tubing used in each, etc.... >> >> This will be an all-rounder bike that is primarily ridden on pavement >> with the option to ride on packed dirt, gravel and even double track. I >> have no interest in single-track or "mountain biking" as it currently >> exists. >> >> Riv content is that my bike project is directly inspired by the 56cm >> Atlantis but I don't have the finances to go that route. I also know there >> is a vast amount of experience with this type of bike here. >> > -- 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/d/optout.
