Thanks Brian for putting my thoughts on paper - every single one of them. The irony is I was I really after a Susie. I was in love with the gold ones & @ 170 lbs. was mildly attracted to the lighter weight. But they were all sold out. When this mermaid Gus became available I jumped. Now I love the color, the indestructible feeling & that front end stiffness & security. Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 10, 2024, at 10:20 AM, Brian Turner <brokeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I’ve never ridden a Clem, but the factors that attracted me to my Gus were: > - 1-1/8” threadless headset: proper stiffness for off-road riding, and the > ability to easily swap stems and bars. Plus, I like big chunky threadless > stems and how securely they grip the bars. I don’t want to deal with bars > slipping every time I torque on the bars or hit a bump on a descent. > - Ability to run 2.5” - 2.6” tires (because I’m running Motolites I can only > clear 2.5”) > - bottom bracket clearance > - beefier tube set > - the weight limit thing (I’m not a heavy rider, but wanted to carry decent > loads for bikepacking over rough terrain without worrying if I’m pushing the > weight limits > - the fillet brazed frame is gorgeous > > I’m not an aggressive trail rider, and I don’t typically ride anything overly > technical or twisty, so for the type I trail riding I do, I find the Gus to > be plenty capable and extremely confident and comfortable. It’s also awfully > nice to ride around town too. My favorite tires that handle all the terrain I > ride on my Gus (paved and unpaved) are Teravail Ehlines. > > Brian > Lexington KY > > -- > 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/2BB872DB-F80C-49D9-BA09-498A30131F75%40gmail.com. -- 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/C143E6EE-B1F7-46A5-B463-5323049BBA78%40gmail.com.
