Philip, He doesn't divulge much about his geometry on-line but from what I can see about his Dirt Bomb , the BB is too high, HTA too shallow and tubing and fork too stiff. His dirt bomb is more MTB like than my Bantam which is a road bike version of a Dirt Bomb. I've seen a number of his bikes closeup as a local shop down here ( Pacific Coast Cycles) is a dealer and the owner has 3 or 4 Soulcrafts and they all follow the same approach. Lots of people like his bikes and he appears to be an excellent craftsman.
I like quicker steering, flexier frames and lower BB's. And low trail geometry. IMO you want a bike that fits fatter tires and rides like your Quickbeam I would look elsewhere. Talk to John Fitzgerald at Fitz up there in your neighborhood. ~mike On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 5:31:39 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote: > > What are the points of divergence between the way you like a bike to ride > and the way Soulcraft likes a bike to ride? > I most like the way my Quickbeam rides, so I'm interested if the ride of a > Soulcraft is somehow very different. I'd go ride one, but I'm not in the > market to buy one, so I don't want to waste anyone's time. Maybe I'll do it > anyway. > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > > On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 4:44:25 PM UTC-7, Mike Schiller wrote: >> >> one reason I'd never have Soulcraft build a bike for me. I don't want a >> bike that rides like he likes... I want a bike that rides like I like. >> >> His Dirt Bombs max out out at 45 mm tires anyway.. so Patrick is out of >> luck. My Bantam is my version, more road bike than Soulcraft's Dirtbomb. >> >> He has built the Holy Roller model with dropbars and which will fit 55's >> with canti's so that is another option. I know a few people that have one. >> >> ~mike >> Carlsbad >> >> On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 10:54:36 AM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Here's one more option you might look at. Patrick. The "Dirt Bomb" by >>> Soulcraft. >>> >>> http://www.soulcraftbikes.com/frames.php?frame_id=7 >>> >>> One of, if not *the* first semi-standard bike of this type available, >>> outside of Rivendell. "Semi-standard" because they're built-to-order to >>> your own personal measurements, rather than pre-built and sitting on a >>> shelf. Not exactly "custom" either because, from what I understand, Shawn >>> still insists on defining the rest of the geometry and tubing specs himself >>> - not unlike the process you might get with a custom Rivendell. Lots of >>> available options though, INCLUDING disc brakes at no extra cost, and >>> rack-mounts galore. >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
