The hunq's chainstay stays the same at 46cm across all sizes. I hope they keep the 48cm chainstay at 46cm and adjust accordingly on the larger sizes. 46cm is plenty enough for me, and will still allow me to get normal chains for replacement.
On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9:30:32 PM UTC-5, masmojo wrote: > > I am generally in tune with the changes & long chain stays, but too long > is too long. > We have two Clementines, a small & a medium & in my opinion the chain > stays on both are too long. The small one is only a little too long (1/4" > ?) The medium on the other hand is probably almost an inch too long. > While it's true there is little downside to longer chain stays, there are > a few. Bottom bracket deflection is one, tubes have to be made thicker to > ward off flex of a longer frame otherwise you tend to get ghost shifting > when standing on the pedals while climbing or sprinting also it slows > handling; I am still adjusting my riding style on the Clementine, because I > have been going off the outside of turns when traveling quickly, combined > with the upright riding position I find I need to lean the bike more & use > a bit of body English to turn confidently. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
