Anybody out there have an XL Elephant? If so, might you report the 
standover?

Thanks much,
D.

On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 6:40:14 PM UTC-6, Mark Reimer wrote:
>
> There were a ton of the NFE on the Oregon Outback and I have to admit I 
> was envious. Many were setup just like I had my Atlantis - front panniers, 
> rando boxy bag, and a saddle bag. They can fit 2.35 knobbies, or 42 slicks 
> with fenders. On the wet descents with the loaded bike, I definitely wanted 
> their disc brakes. I have Paul touring canti's with kool stop salmon and 
> they were all but useless when we got up to 70km/h with wet rims. The 
> finish on them is very good, and they're very light. I'm actually planning 
> on buying one next season, but keeping the Atlantis for the real heavy 
> lifting. 
>
> On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 7:10:55 PM UTC-5, Hudson Doerge wrote:
>>
>> I absolutely love my first batch NFE. The tubing is perfect for my 
>> weight, uses, and riding style. The fork is more supple than my previous 
>> rawland rsogn and my simpleone, but all things aren't equal so it's pretty 
>> hard to say with certainty. As I understand it, it's possible to make a 
>> supple disc fork, but very difficult in a production setting. Glen had 
>> special mounts machined locally to keep the fork as compliant as possible. 
>> All I really know is that the bike rides wonderfully and was a killer value 
>> for a domestically made frame. Highly recommend. 
>>
>> Hudson in atx. 
>
>

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