All interesting. I just finished a week of gravel riding out of Patagonia AZ (highly recommended!) with a friend who is much more of a mountain/off road rider than myself. He was on a Salsa Cutthroat and I was on my 2013 Atlantis with 50mm tires. I make no bike recommendations but my buddy suggested I get a Surly Krampus for the next time. He has 4 or 5 various off road bikes. The owner of Patagonia Bikes thought my bike was awesome but did comment upon seeing it that he now understood why I described the ride as "bumpy." If I were doing a LOT of that riding, I suppose I would consider another bike. As it is, at 70, I think my Atlantis will do. I did lag the second half of our longest ride but that was me, not the bike.
Bill S San Diego On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 8:29:27 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > This is very interesting; I thought all Riv models except the various road > models were "country bikes" but to hear the Gus compared to a Jones would > seem to be high praise, from what I read about the Jones (it's one of Bike > Snob's keepers in his current bike purge). > > I just gave away my sole mountain bike -- the much modified Monocog 29er > -- in favor of a fatter-tire second wheelset for my Matthews "road bike for > dirt," but I'll have to consider a Gus if I ever decide to get another > mtb. Question: Can you get a =/< 160 mm Q with a Gus? What kept me from > getting a Jones was the >160 mm Q. > > Patrick Moore, also closing in very rapidly on 69, in ABQ, NM. > > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 1:57 PM Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I’ve not ridden a Platypus but I’ve yet to hear it described as a trail >> bike. Love, love, love my Clem on & off road but if things get dicey it’s a >> bit overwhelmed with the lower bottom bracket - compared to my Gus. The Gus >> or the new Susie (get one! Run do not walk!) are singletrack machines. Yes >> they are good for other duties as well but are conceived & built to be >> mountain bikes. I am blown away by it on rough, rooty & slightly rocky >> singletrack. It is every bit the mountain bike that a Jones is (I had one) >> which is of course highly regarded in that category. I’ve yet to experience >> a pedal strike on the Gus. I’ve had quite a few on the Clem. And I am >> pretty decent at avoiding them if I do say so. So, IMHO if what you are >> looking for is a singletrack bike get the new Susie or try to find a >> leftover one/Gus. >> FWIW, I am closing on 69 years old & have ditched my full suspension bike >> in favor of the Gus. As you allude to, I am a bit less aggressive on the >> Gus vs. the Ibis. I think that’s is smarter at my age. No less fun though.:) >> Sent from my iPhone >> > -- 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/f82dfe22-6052-4ca6-927e-b16999420012n%40googlegroups.com.
