I'm not to worried by the extra length, the impingement on space for storage and car stage transportation is a pain but I'm already getting that from my wife's Clementine (anyone have the numbers for cs/wheelbase?) and my Jones Plus (48.3cm Chainstays, 1175cm wheelbase). My Saluki, and particularly my XO3 seen like BMX bikes in comparison (from a overall length perspective). Jeff Jones's blog has some similar and interesting reflections on the benefits of longer bikes leading up to his release of the original Jones Plus.
Both of those bikes handle great for me including/especially off-road. Looking at the numbers I was amused that the Appaloosa has even longer stays than the Jones though. I can't wait to see the 2018 catalog! -- 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.
