FYI Folks: No more custom frames from Glen for at least a year. I inquired recently and got the big negative.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 2:56:47 PM UTC-6, joe b. wrote: > > Hi Luke, > > Funny, my daily rider has been a 63 canti-Rom for years, and I'm looking > forward to trying out my XL stock NFE. > > Didn't mean to imply that tubing was identical between stock NFE and Rom. > Both are 8-5-8 OS though. The non-stock NFE's like yours might be different. > > My main motivation was more tire clearance and a chance to ride all these > 650B tires. > > Best, > joe broach > pdx or > > Caveat lector. Sent from a phone. > On Jun 3, 2015 7:36 AM, "lukeheller" <helle...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I have had my NFE for 2 years and many happy miles. It replaced my 63cm >> Romulus as my primary brevet bike and everyday bike. Well, I still have the >> Romulus but somedays can't figure out why when I typically just ride the >> Elephant anyhow. >> >> My NFE is for 700c wheels and canti-brakes. I got it on the NFE before >> Glen started the stock run of the NFEs. I needed custom geometry anyhow; my >> NFE has a 71.5 STA. Makes my heart smile. >> >> I primarily run 700x35's + fenders and a front rando bag. >> I took it on an 8 day tour down the pacific coast hwy. Handled well >> though not a sure footed when loaded as a dedicated stout touring rig. >> And I run BG Rock ,n Roads on it every now and again. >> >> For a moment, I wished I had gotten it with discs so I could try out 650b >> wheels. That moment passed. >> >> >> That's interesting that Joe B said the NFE and Romulus have the same >> tubing... those have been my 2 primary bikes for 4 years or so now. I'll >> say that I still much prefer the ride of my NFE but I don't know that it's >> due to tubing... I can't really say I notice any difference there. What I >> notice is... >> The Romulus has toe overlap with fenders - the NFE has 0 toe overlap >> with my size 13 hooves and fenders >> The Romulus has more twitchy handling - +1 for the NFE, stable >> handling, love it >> >> Glen really dialed in the geometry perfectly on my 700c NFE. No toe >> overlap. No pedal strike. STA is perfect, may ass sits right where it wants >> too (Rom is slightly too far forward). >> >> On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 12:10:32 PM UTC-4, 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> >>> 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. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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-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. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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