Comments on: Rawland Update #2

By: Dent-n-Bented

Dent-n-Bented — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:16:43 +0000

Hey Cloxxki,

Good to see you in the forums and in good spirits. It looked like things were quite a mess over in MŦßЯ-land. I’m amazed that you put up with it as long as you did.

Keep up the commenting!

It’s fun seeing what you have to say.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:10:08 +0000

In Holland, the school going youth (11-14y/o) are on 29″ Giant bikes. Yes, they exist! SS, Geared, etc.
For adults, Giant doesn’t have a fitting solution yet

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:29:53 +0000

Dented-n-Bented: Actually, the rider is about 5′8″ and just happens to like the classic French touring style that this take on the frame and fork were designed around.

While 650B is being touted as a great idea for the vertically challenged, it’s not the only idea that it works for. I mean, c’mon! If your take were to run it’s course, 26″ers would be banished to the realm of childrens bikes.

By: Desert9r

Desert9r — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:17:08 +0000

I can fit the 29×45c IRD Fire XCs on my Kona jack, so I guess my jake is a 29er, right?

By: rockhound

rockhound — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:10:35 +0000

Desert9r,

I don’t think it’s a “disc-specific road bike”, it’s a mountain bike with drop bars…just look at the tires.

Personally, I like Pacenti’s take on the 650b bike myself…pure mtb.

By: Dent-n-Bented

Dent-n-Bented — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:35:37 +0000

Looks like a small bike for a tall rider.

I thought this format is being marketed for folks not quite fitting on the bikes that use those absolutely friggin’ huge, hard to design around, heavy, inertia bound, and weak wheels that aren’t very versatile….. Or somethin….. You know?

Looks like the intened rider for that red bike could use one of them 29-ers…..

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:33:10 +0000

Not to mention the 400 yards of steerer stack height!

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:32:38 +0000

Look at the chainstays on that puppy! For days, I tell ya, FOR DAYS!

By: Desert9r

Desert9r — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:15:58 +0000

A disc specific road bike, is counter intuative to me. Road=light weight, why run a heavy brake system?

if you want to run 700s, buy a 700C bike, if you want a short TT, ride a mtb, or mtb converted to 650B.

By: rockhound

rockhound — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:51:40 +0000

I’ve had disc-specific frames for seven years now just for that reason.

Running 700c disc wheels with road tires makes a bike pretty versatile.