These are really good. We’ve already sold 4 since our pallet of 14 landed Tuesday. The updated version has bumped up tire clearance in M through XL size frames too.
first rabbi get the dadhybrid, then… rabbi get the babbi?
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Seems expensive for what it is?
They usually come in the right colors shartmo so that’s usually worth a few more bucks
Used to see a bunch of those on campus, I feel like the stock chainring is a little big for normies (although it really lets you grind I guess), otherwise I feel like its a pretty sweet rig for getting around town.
They’re fun bikes
Normies live for riding on bike paths slowly in the biggest available gear
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Spec is underwhelming but the bike punches well above it’s weight in ride quality.
2021 bike also get tubeless ready rims which is cool.
We would get frames all the time and build them up in random ways too. 9 out of 10 test rides never go back on the rack.
Bringing this back from the dead. Friend looking for a new bike. She has a large women’s Spec Sirrus. It’s an amazingly rad and utilitarian bike for $600. She’s used it for errands, short city rides and is now getting into 40+ mile rides. Her friend has been pushing her to get something more roadie but she’s had issues with drop bars in the past. 7 years ago, she had a Jamis Aroura and ended up with back trouble (scoliosis is a problem).
When I first met her she didn’t want to pay more than $800 but recently she’s considered going up to $1500 because she so stoked on riding longer and faster.
She’s asked for suggestions and these popped into my head.
I looked at Marin too, but it looks like they don’t come with tubeless compatible wheels?
Based on her interests, I think the key features are
Upright position (without too many compromises)
Drop bars
Wide range gearing (she’s used to a triple and I’m nervous about a single ring)
She’s happy with the 8s stuff on her current bike and I know she’d be stoked for something nicer.
She’s been having fun bike camping with panniers and just recently got a frame bag so I think something to get to more remote (off road) campsites would be good.
Maybe look at the salsa journeyman too. It’s got 650b and 700c options, a crabon fibre fork and the aloomlum frame might be a little lighter?
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Excellent rec!
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They’re also v upright as well!
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Crosscheck with a rusty stack
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She asked about surly. She wanted a LHT when she got her current bike but it was out of her price range at the time. What I said was that several other companies are doing now (and better) what only surly used to do (basic bikes that aren’t focused on racing).
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Which Marin bikes? A lot of them at $1000 and over have tubeless ready wheels and some get TL tires too.
Cool. The description didn’t make that clear.
I was thinking the Nicasio 2 would be good.
Absolutely tubeless ready wheels and tires. We have sold a mess if those.
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Nicasio 2 rules. Minus the rs405 levers leaking.
We’ve been lucky 1 out of about 30 so far.
LHT is not a good choice For this use case anyway ATMO. actually a terrible choice.
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We are 1 for 1!