FWIW ... the Bombadil won't take a 65mm tire. It's not intended to.
Fork clearance is about 64mm, the rear is about the same. This is tube
to tube, but you gotta leave some clearance room, hence it's spec'd at
2.3" , or 58.4mm for tire clearance. Actual tire width of course, and
this varies a lot
Will post photos shortly. Some work to be done on it: swap out 8/9/10
sp freehub body for 7 sp and redish; overhaul rear hub which squeaks;
replace 10* stem with upjutter.
On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 6:36 PM, EricP wrote:
> Glad you like it so far. Would like to see photos, if you wouldn't
> mind.
>
The disks are BB7 mountains, far, far better than the BB7 roads I have
on the Monocog. They work very well with the very comfortable Cane
Creen V brake levers.
I don't know the Vaya. As far as the reason for dropping everything to
buy a Fargo, it was learning (1) that it had a lower bb and shorter
I have a feeling the Fargo may be taking much much fatter tires in the
future. Apparently it's also going to be suspension corrected. Seemed
pretty nice just the way it was. I kind of wish they made a canti
version of it...
The QBP product I've really been drawn to lately has been the 60cm LHT
for
Glad you like it so far. Would like to see photos, if you wouldn't
mind.
Part of this whole discussion is going to be made moot, as the Fargo
is undergoing a change that some will find significant. Although I'm
not positive on all the details, it will supposedly be less a touring
bike.
As to th
How do you like the Disc brakes? Any consideration of the more
Roadish Salsa Vaya over the more MTBish Fargo? if so what was the
deciding factor(s) max tire size- terrain to be ridden- other? Just
curious
On Sep 11, 1:15 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I just built up the Fargo (65 mm Big Apples, N
Thanks for this at-length summary; I look forward to the comparison
with the Bombadil. One quality that the Fargo has that the Rivs,
AFAIK, don't have, is huge room for 65s plus fenders plus mud.
I am happy with the Fargo; one reason -- among many -- is that it is a
relatively cheap bike that both
As a former (but very satisfied) Fargo owner, I hope to give a pretty
fair comparison in a few weeks, after I get my Bombadil rolling. In
the mean time as Eric said, the Fargo is very confidence-inspiring on
downhills... It was the first bike I felt comfortable just letting go
of and bombing hills
Not really. The Fargo has quite a bit more fork rake (50-55mm vs. 38 to 46
for a typical 29er), with a slacker head angle (70* to 71* vs 71* to 73*).
Also, it has more bottom bracket drop and the chainstays are on the long
side. And of course, the top tube and head tube are kind of whacky, since
it
> I wonder if the Fargo is really like a standard modern mountain bike:
> how so? The fork is not suspension corrected. It feels like a road
> bike -- that is why I asked my question.
The geometry seems to mirror what s found on modern MTB's. (Minus the
suspension of course).
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On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
> The geometry on the Salsa is quite a bit different and way more of a
> standard modern MTB design while the Riv's are more classic leaning.
>
>
I wonder if the Fargo is really like a standard modern mountain bike:
how so? The fork is not susp
1. They should all be able to take those tires.
2. It seems like they could all be good touring frames although for
heavy touring I may pick the Bomba over the Hunq. The Hunq would
probably be good though.
3. Again you could probably do this on all three.
The geometry on the Salsa is quite a bit
This just in: I took a 22 mile errand ride today including some 5-6
miles of sandy, choppy dirt road, and I am very, very impressed.
First, on the outbound leg, a short (4/10 mile) but very steep and
winding downhill on which you can hit 40 mph if you don't brake: for
the first time I took that hil
I've not ridden either bike, so am not of much assistance. Salsa in
general makes nice stuff. The Fargo appears consistent with their
approach.
I can say that compared to the looks of the new diagonal Bomb the
Salsa is kind of a mutt of bike. Of course most everyone who has had
a mutt for a dog
Thanks; I may have already seen that.
I just did the inaugural ride on the Fargo; ~ 10 miles home; will do a
return 10 miles; mostly road but about four miles of flat, sandy,
churned up dirt altogether.. What a wonderful bike! Far better road
handling than the Monocog: down a steep, short, winding
MTBR forums has a Salsa specific page with lots of info and chatter
about the Fargo. No direct comparisons that I've seen with Rivendell
bikes but lots of good info and feedback. Check it out.
http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=119
--mike
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