Thanks for the link. I saw a solo rider on a tandem the other night. Reeeeeeeeeeeeally long chainstay on that ride, haha
On Monday, November 13, 2023 at 2:07:31 PM UTC-7 Jeremy Till wrote: > I thought some on here might be interested in The Radavist's review of > the Esker Hayduke LVS > <https://theradavist.com/esker-cycles-hayduke-lvs-longtail-review/>, > which they posted last week. The Hayduke LVS is a new titanium hardtail > mountain bike with long (600mm) chainstays. > > I though it would be of interest for a number of reasons: > > 1. Another company (aside from Rivendell and Jeff Jones) thinks long > chainstays are a good enough idea to build a production model around them. > 2. The reviewer, John Watson (owner of the Radavist), gives Grant his > due credit for some of the thinking behind long chainstays, although it's > unclear to me if Esker themselves credit him for influencing the design. > 3. The review is favorable (to put it mildly) and everything John says > about riding the Hayduke LVS reflects my feelings about riding my 59cm > Clem > H (with 56cm chainstays) off-road. I don't do it much anymore, but back > before I had a kid I did a fair amount of mountain biking on it and I > loved > the sure-footed feeling on climbs and the long wheelbase stability on the > descents, compared to other hardtails and full-suspension bikes I had > ridden with more "standard" MTB geometry (read: short chainstays). In > fact, > I would argue that the fact that the Esker is completely otherwise a > standard hardtail with suspension fork, disc brakes, and dropper seatpost > points to the fundamental soundness of the long-chainstay design, given > that it seems to work even if you don't buy into all of Grant's > particularities when it comes to component selection. > > I hope others enjoy reading it too! The accompanying video of the > bikepacking trip they took is also fun. > > -Jeremy Till > Sacramento, CA > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b1ff0259-b71f-4920-b3bd-ba1d397946can%40googlegroups.com.
