tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post5985208518347250979..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Minus Ten Review 51Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-56367378230102283432017-12-23T11:13:03.455-05:002017-12-23T11:13:03.455-05:00@Robert Jones- My take is that 29+ has, for the mo...@Robert Jones- My take is that 29+ has, for the most part, been dominated by trail bike oriented designs and conversions of fat bikes. Both have their places. That's not what I want.<br /><br />I like the Jones take on 29+. It may be what Jeff Jones says it is,the best evolution of the bicycle. Then again..... I just don't have a good feel for what Jones has done, enough so to pop for one of his creations, which are expensive. But that idea of his is intriguing. <br /><br />I've ridden a Surly ECR once. Very nice, but very over-built and over-purposed, as is Surly's way. I am not thinking I want a super-versatile 29+ bike, or even one that is designed for bikepacking. <br /><br />So that also kind of rules out the Trek 1120. That bike also is limited to a 1X drive train and would have a very limited gear range due to the fact that it cannot take a very big drive ring. (Info provided to me by a shop that had a customer with one. ) I would require a good range including a decent gravel road cruising gear. <br /><br />So, I am left still looking. So far a Jones bike seems to be the best option I've seen without going full custom.Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-15902963910041862942017-12-23T10:34:09.576-05:002017-12-23T10:34:09.576-05:00I'm sitting here drinking a hot cup of tea aft...I'm sitting here drinking a hot cup of tea after moving 5 inches of new snow. Pushed the banks back, too, to make room for the 8-12 inches arriving Monday. I''m so happy we still have real winters.<br /><br />For where and how I ride fat bikes rule, one could say I'm enamored with them. In fact, the new Blackborow frame arrived last week and I plan to build it over the holidays into my around town cruiser.<br /><br />But I'm curious, what makes for a decent 29 plus rig?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310592335191937422noreply@blogger.com