Hi Jim! With beautifully lugged 2-3k$ frame with superfat tires riding in the snow on Minneapolis/St. Paul streets and getting it infested with rust. No thanks, man! In my opinion those fat tires are overrated, slow and compromises the frame's integrity and geometry making it uncomfortable. The Q factor is wide, way too wide. I had a Pugsley, rode it for an hour and felt like I was giving a birth.... sold it next day! On technical side, with Riv's current bottom bracket lugs it's not feasible to make wider seat/chain stays to make more clearance for those wide tires. TIG is is only a way to go, which in my opinion I highly doubt Riv will do it.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Eric Platt <[email protected]> wrote: > Good idea, Jim. Would only add that it might be even better as a drop bar > specific bike. > > Hey, why not wish? > > Eric Platt > On Dec 14, 2012 8:09 AM, "Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> One thing Grant must occasionally think about is that the various models >> overlap a lot. Another all-rounder or touring bike would cannibalize from >> Hilsen, Atlantis, Hillborne, Hunq, and Bomba sales, since those bikes more >> than cover that category. Sure, the new thing could have 26" wheels or >> different tubing, but would that really be different enough to make sales >> that weren't already gonna happen? Maybe, maybe not. >> >> As long as we're speculating wildly, I'd like to see a true departure >> from what already exists. My "vote" is for an ostentatious lugged fat bike. >> For the uninitiated, a "fat bike" typically takes 26x4.0" tires on 50-100 >> mm wide rims, and the Surly Pugsley is the archetype for the genre. There >> are getting to be lots of tires for these, and even silver "foil hat" rims. >> It's hard to do them without disc brakes though, which may be a hurdle. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/IUW6J-d6lv4J. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
