[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
Erik, I agree that those Hunqapillars look great! You should get one. They fit up to 2.5” tires according to some reports here. That’s straight up comfy-town on trails. I will say, though, that we’re the same size (if I remember right) and I really enjoy my Surly Troll shod with a Jones bar, i40 rims, and 26x3” tires for off-road touring. It’s nimble and super comfortable in ways that the Surly Krampus with 29x3” tires wasnt. The 26” platform is great off-road in the plus sizes, and it’s definitely not dead! I am also building a 27.5” wheelset with WTB i25 KOM rims and 27.5x2.25 Thunderburts to swap on for dirt road tours and riding when I don’t need the full plus-sized tires. I only mentioned the Troll because you mentioned other Surly bikes. IMHO, it’s far superior to the Bridge Club, which seems like a very middle-of-the-road bike to me. I’m sure anything you buy will be awesome, and the Hunq would satisfy your desire for another Riv. I say go for it. Bob K. in Baltimore -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
Dance with the one you brought with you to the dance. Oh sure others may look a little a little more polished, dance a little swifter the list goes on . but there's no dancin' like the dance with the one in your forever presence . -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
for bikepacking/offroad touring, 29er is what i'd choose. i have a 29er hunqapillar (54cm) and it rides really nice. it's as much of a mountain bike as touring bike, which means it's just really useful. i also have a crust evasion 26"+ which fills the same niche, but in a very different way. i like both styles of bike and wouldn't say one's better than the other. this all being said, i probably wouldn't use a 26" mountain bike for serious offroad touring unless it were a plus tire mounted to a wide rim (like the evasion), or if i were very short. On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10:59:12 AM UTC-7, Erik Wright wrote: > > Alright y'all, help me work out this inner quandary I've had over getting > a new bike or not (to replace one in my stable). The demo Hunqs shown on > the blug are really making my insides jump at the thought of a 29er Hunq > for offroad riding/bikepacking. > > I have 4 bikes, and I've tried specializing each (to an extent) because in > essence 3 of them are all-rounder type frames. I've turned one of them, a > 26er XO-1 clone, into my off-road tourer. 2.1" knobbies for trails, RTP for > roads/gravel, frame bag, front panniers, Swift saddle bag, On-One Mary bars > + Ergon grips, the whole getup. Recently I've been dabbling into resources > around 27.5 and 29er bikes for bikepacking (i.e. Surly Bridge Club and > Hunq), feeling that my 26er might not be the best choice nowadays in > today's landscape of bike options, falling short in the jack-of-all-trades > master-of-none kind of way. > > What I keep telling myself is the old adage that really, any bike will do > the trick (for the most part), and that my 26er XO-1 clone is a fine bike > for off-road touring. Plus, people rode (and ride) 26" MTBs for a lng > time and all was good. I don't ride offroad *that* much, but nowadways > when I plan multi-day trips they're geared toward mixed terrain**. I don't > doubt that a jump from my XO-1 clone to a Hunq would in itself make a huge > difference in ride quality, but in terms of wheel size, would swapping to a > 29er really make that big a difference? > > Thank you for your insight! > > Erik in Philly > > **Right now I'm in the midst of planning to ride a portion of the Idaho > Hot Springs MTB route in September. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
I had a 29er hunq. It was an amazing bike, but in my size, 54cm, I felt that wheels and tires that big and burley were a little overbearing and a lot harder to get rolling and to keep rolling on steep climbs. I agree that 29ers will smooth out some stuff. The other thing to note is that to really benefit from the hunqapillar, you’d want to be running >55mm tires. If I was only ever riding downhill and flat, I think that’d be the way to go for sure. Or if I was bigger and the wheels were more proportional to my and the bike‘s frame. I tend to agree that whatever you have will work just fine, but that’s not always fun. Any hunqapillar will be tons of fun. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
Offroad? 29 for sure. I can't tell the diff at my level betw the offroad acceleration that some claim to feel is better in 27.5 and 26 vs. 29. All I know for sure is that 29s really help to smooth out the ride. That 58 demo Hunq with the Wavie is haunting me! Be gone Hunq, be gone! Tom -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
The bike you have is the perfect bike for your next tour. That said if you are buying new, my experience is 29+ wheels are cushioned, confidence-inspiring, rolls-over-anything fun. My three off-road bikes have 29x3, 26x3 or 4, and 26x2.75. The 26ers are lighter, quicker, more jarring. I choose the 29x3 just about every ride. Wheel size should also be a direct function of frame/rider size. Joe in GJT who rode road this Saturday morning. On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 11:59:12 AM UTC-6, Erik Wright wrote: > > Alright y'all, help me work out this inner quandary I've had over getting > a new bike or not (to replace one in my stable). The demo Hunqs shown on > the blug are really making my insides jump at the thought of a 29er Hunq > for offroad riding/bikepacking. > > I have 4 bikes, and I've tried specializing each (to an extent) because in > essence 3 of them are all-rounder type frames. I've turned one of them, a > 26er XO-1 clone, into my off-road tourer. 2.1" knobbies for trails, RTP for > roads/gravel, frame bag, front panniers, Swift saddle bag, On-One Mary bars > + Ergon grips, the whole getup. Recently I've been dabbling into resources > around 27.5 and 29er bikes for bikepacking (i.e. Surly Bridge Club and > Hunq), feeling that my 26er might not be the best choice nowadays in > today's landscape of bike options, falling short in the jack-of-all-trades > master-of-none kind of way. > > What I keep telling myself is the old adage that really, any bike will do > the trick (for the most part), and that my 26er XO-1 clone is a fine bike > for off-road touring. Plus, people rode (and ride) 26" MTBs for a lng > time and all was good. I don't ride offroad *that* much, but nowadways > when I plan multi-day trips they're geared toward mixed terrain**. I don't > doubt that a jump from my XO-1 clone to a Hunq would in itself make a huge > difference in ride quality, but in terms of wheel size, would swapping to a > 29er really make that big a difference? > > Thank you for your insight! > > Erik in Philly > > **Right now I'm in the midst of planning to ride a portion of the Idaho > Hot Springs MTB route in September. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
Erik, Buy one of the demo Hunqs. I’ve never seen one in real life, if you get one maybe I’ll see it locked up outside the South Street Whole Foods or something. I’d be stoked. I saw a Bombadill locked up outside a South Philly coffee shop a few months ago. It was very exciting. Cheap thrills. -T.J. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 26er vs 29er
I don't have a lot of experience with offroad riding but based on the little I have, I wouldn't go with anything other than a 29'er for that type of riding. The stability of bigger wheels and the ease with with they roll over things make a huge difference (for me) over smaller wheels. I say this as a person who prefers 26 x 55 wheels/tires for pavement riding. On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 12:59:12 PM UTC-5, Erik Wright wrote: > > Alright y'all, help me work out this inner quandary I've had over getting > a new bike or not (to replace one in my stable). The demo Hunqs shown on > the blug are really making my insides jump at the thought of a 29er Hunq > for offroad riding/bikepacking. > > I have 4 bikes, and I've tried specializing each (to an extent) because in > essence 3 of them are all-rounder type frames. I've turned one of them, a > 26er XO-1 clone, into my off-road tourer. 2.1" knobbies for trails, RTP for > roads/gravel, frame bag, front panniers, Swift saddle bag, On-One Mary bars > + Ergon grips, the whole getup. Recently I've been dabbling into resources > around 27.5 and 29er bikes for bikepacking (i.e. Surly Bridge Club and > Hunq), feeling that my 26er might not be the best choice nowadays in > today's landscape of bike options, falling short in the jack-of-all-trades > master-of-none kind of way. > > What I keep telling myself is the old adage that really, any bike will do > the trick (for the most part), and that my 26er XO-1 clone is a fine bike > for off-road touring. Plus, people rode (and ride) 26" MTBs for a lng > time and all was good. I don't ride offroad *that* much, but nowadways > when I plan multi-day trips they're geared toward mixed terrain**. I don't > doubt that a jump from my XO-1 clone to a Hunq would in itself make a huge > difference in ride quality, but in terms of wheel size, would swapping to a > 29er really make that big a difference? > > Thank you for your insight! > > Erik in Philly > > **Right now I'm in the midst of planning to ride a portion of the Idaho > Hot Springs MTB route in September. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
