I'd be interested in folks' experience with the XL size too. This frame is really really close to my ideal; recently I've even come to think discs are a good idea on this type of bike. At this point my biggest hesitation is the wheel size, even though I thought the wheels on my 29er felt TOO big, 650B still scares me for some reason.
Dan On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11:10:32 AM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote: > > I don't know what the XL standover is but the Elephant folks did offer to > work with me on a full custom NFE frame since the stock sizes in their > production run will not fit me. I promised not to divulge any specifics so > I won't, but I would recommend calling or emailing them and talking to them > about it. > > I didn't end up getting the frame built, but it wasn't due to a lack of > want - the reasons were primarily financial on my side. I ended up buying > that 68 Redwood that was on eBay a while ago - but the Redwood is > definitely more of a compromise for the intended task than the NFE would > have been. > > I would contact them and see if they will work with you, if you don't > think the stock XL would fit. Nice folks. > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Daniel Jackson <daniel.se...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> 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. >>> >>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! > -- 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.
