Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

Reed, I had a custom fork made for my Hunqapillar. That's how I converted it to low trail. René On Thursday, June 16, 2016, Reed Kennedy wrote: > Hey René, are you sure about the 40mm trail on the Hunqapillar? This image > on Riv's site: >

Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

OT on the trail...but I love that playing card suit crankset that green bike is rocking On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 12:46:16 AM UTC-5, James Chang wrote: > > Hi Reed, > > I've got both. A stouty Riv custom and a flexy low trial. Both I love. > They certainly feel different but 10 minutes

Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

Do you know the axle to crown length for the Atlantis forks? I want to try to get a batch of 50 or so 26er conversions made, but I wasnt sure if those were shorter/longer than the OX1s. I realize that it's probably not a sustainable product, but there seems to be more Atlanti owners who

Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

FWIW, I converted two Rivendell bikes to low trail forks and liked them better that way, one I sold (Hunqapillar) and the other one I'm keeping (Atlantis). I preferred their handling vs. the original handling because I wanted front loads, and in the case of the Atlantis, because it shimmied for me

Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

The MAP is 650Bx42, and a 59 or 60 cm frame depending on how you measure. The VO is 700x32C. What I think of it is, it's fantastic. I'm sure Mitch's 700C randonneurs are as well. I am happy to have both, and would replace either if something terrible happened to it. On 06/14/2016 08:01

Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 06/14/2016 06:23 PM, Reed Kennedy wrote: > >> I've been a Rivvy sorta guy for the last ten years, owning several of >> their bikes and numerous others built up in Riv-inspired ways. Recently >> I've been reading

Re: [RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

On 06/14/2016 06:23 PM, Reed Kennedy wrote: I've been a Rivvy sorta guy for the last ten years, owning several of their bikes and numerous others built up in Riv-inspired ways. Recently I've been reading through back issues of Bicycle Quarterly, and back posts on Jan Heine's blog. It's got

[RBW] Thoughts on the whole low trail thing?

I've been a Rivvy sorta guy for the last ten years, owning several of their bikes and numerous others built up in Riv-inspired ways. Recently I've been reading through back issues of Bicycle Quarterly, and back posts on Jan Heine's blog. It's got me wondering about this whole alternate-universe