On Jan 27, 2021, at 14:48, Mark Roland <absolut...@gmail.com> wrote:
Went for a lunchtime WFH ride to the hardware store today.
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On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:22:29 PM UTC-5 Paul Richardson wrote:On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:22:00 PM UTC-5 Paul Richardson wrote:Clearly I'm biased, but I can't imagine any bike riding better on 50% gravel/singletrack. Suzie is amazing.I'm new to "mountain" biking but she inspires a lot of confidence, even in quick descents on rough terrain. Totally smooth, responsive, buttery.Before I got knobbies, I ran 55mm slicks and rode mostly roads and it was awesome in that application as well.Hope this is helpful.paultakoma park, md.
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Went for a lunchtime WFH ride to the hardware store today.
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On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:22:29 PM UTC-5 Paul Richardson wrote:On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:22:00 PM UTC-5 Paul Richardson wrote:Clearly I'm biased, but I can't imagine any bike riding better on 50% gravel/singletrack. Suzie is amazing.I'm new to "mountain" biking but she inspires a lot of confidence, even in quick descents on rough terrain. Totally smooth, responsive, buttery.Before I got knobbies, I ran 55mm slicks and rode mostly roads and it was awesome in that application as well.Hope this is helpful.paultakoma park, md.
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As long as I was posting photos to the fender thread, I took a couple showing an MB-1 and Susie next to each other. Same saddle height on both. Pretty much entirely different bikes, as you can see. The seat and head tube angles are more different than they appear but the ground wasn't level enough, with the snow, to really show it. You get the idea though. The MB-1 is still a good bike but, as with all 90s NORBA bikes, I've grown to think of them as road bikes. Really GOOD road bikes. It's hard to adapt back after riding a modern mountain bike with a slacker head tube, longer top tube and fatter tires.
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Hey Keith, what size Susie? L or XL?Sent from my iPhone
I actually LOL’d when I saw the difference in stack height between these two. Then the wheelbase, tires, etc... but the stack really nails the difference for me.
As long as I was posting photos to the fender thread, I took a couple showing an MB-1 and Susie next to each other. Same saddle height on both. Pretty much entirely different bikes, as you can see. The seat and head tube angles are more different than they appear but the ground wasn't level enough, with the snow, to really show it. You get the idea though. The MB-1 is still a good bike but, as with all 90s NORBA bikes, I've grown to think of them as road bikes. Really GOOD road bikes. It's hard to adapt back after riding a modern mountain bike with a slacker head tube, longer top tube and fatter tires.
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I haven't ridden a Gus or Suzie, but I have had a similar experience on more conventional MTBs. If I set the bars up high and back for ultimate comfort, there's not enough weight on the front tire to "bite" into the terrain, and handling suffers, IMO. If you're just tootling along, the sit up and beg position is fine, but if you're interested in riding technical trails or in an aggressive manner, you need a more aggressive position. Given Grant's philosophy that riders should get off and walk more, I think that is reflected in the Gus/Suzie design.Chris
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Here ya go PaulStill needs some tweaks and waiting on my saddle so I'm breaking in the Brooks for my fianceeJared in Santa Cruz
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