tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post6056689114317325629..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: BSNYC Fall Product Review Spectacular Part 2: Jones SWB Complete!BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-29772933793720481192019-05-27T23:45:07.265-04:002019-05-27T23:45:07.265-04:00I have been riding the stock Maxxis tires tubeless...I have been riding the stock Maxxis tires tubeless for two years now with out a problem. I had assumed they were made for it as the rims were.dave6626https://www.blogger.com/profile/13423596905170475905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-64898359137836414632019-05-27T23:42:45.475-04:002019-05-27T23:42:45.475-04:00I have been running the stock Maxxis tires tubeles...I have been running the stock Maxxis tires tubeless for two years now with nary a problem. I had assumed that they were designed for it. dave6626https://www.blogger.com/profile/13423596905170475905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-78587201123151713982018-10-16T22:21:50.391-04:002018-10-16T22:21:50.391-04:00For what it's worth, Corey on the Rivendell st...For what it's worth, Corey on the Rivendell staff just got a Jones LWB (<a href="https://www.rivbike.com/pages/coreys-staff-bikes" rel="nofollow">though no pictures posted of it yet</a>). Even if you don't do the same thing, there's always appreciation for the craft, and if your needs fit what the other guy offers you aren't going to turn up your nose.ploeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248826561069733693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-38789576294395536732018-09-07T11:42:33.447-04:002018-09-07T11:42:33.447-04:00I'm pretty worn out by custom bikes. In colle...I'm pretty worn out by custom bikes. In college I got into frame building, built a lot of bikes from soup to nuts. When it comes down to it though, your normal consumer is going to do a lot better with something like a Trek Roscoe or Specialized Chisel. Since I got into racing and had to choose between one or two complete sponsor bikes, I've really come to appreciate the "just buy a toyota" mentality.<br /><br />HOWEVER - the typical consumer really benefits from custom work in that they help to drive the industry. Surly or Jones make all-road or fatbikes, color coordiated fixies happened, and suddenly we have a bunch of really progressive designs with nice paint jobs coming from the big brands. STGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938930457587263153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-835392978800897842018-09-07T09:49:19.888-04:002018-09-07T09:49:19.888-04:00Your loss
Your loss<br />Tim Tidball Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700732580869252898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-6689284609503797862018-09-06T10:07:29.217-04:002018-09-06T10:07:29.217-04:00Someone came back from vacation ready to write - I...Someone came back from vacation ready to write - I'm falling off the back. Should have doped like the rest of the packJLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-2329439575044940602018-09-06T09:19:35.139-04:002018-09-06T09:19:35.139-04:00Anonymous 12:14am,
I already did a post comparing...Anonymous 12:14am,<br /><br />I already did a post comparing the Jones to my Pine Mountain so didn't do that again here. Also, PM is a suspension bike (or sus-corrected in the case of the base model). They're similar on the surface, but I still maintain Jones has more in common with a Rivendell-type bike than other MTBs for reasons cited in this post. (Thru-axles and discs aside.)<br /><br />--Tan TenovoBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-24252195164164006932018-09-06T00:14:27.864-04:002018-09-06T00:14:27.864-04:00I'm surprised you haven't compared it to t...I'm surprised you haven't compared it to the Pine Mountain Series, given that you already got one with the Jones bar. They seem very similar to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-44116785802907024442018-09-05T21:03:17.333-04:002018-09-05T21:03:17.333-04:00In US Dolares it sounds a reasonable price but by ...In US Dolares it sounds a reasonable price but by the time Jones starts letting them out of the country and Old rubberface has cause trade tariffs it will become quite an expensive ride... What a shame, I think I would get one in a heartbeat otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-62516182588364057332018-09-05T20:22:24.833-04:002018-09-05T20:22:24.833-04:00The Maxxis Chronicle is confusingly available in T...The Maxxis Chronicle is confusingly available in Tubeless Ready 120tpi, non-tubeless 120tpi, and non-tubeless 60 tpi all in the same size. Jones SWB Complete comes stock with the latter. <br /><br />Any Maxxis designed to be run tubeless has a large "TR" graphic on the sidewall. Erich Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235008934121135779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-21354252957709097332018-09-05T19:40:34.460-04:002018-09-05T19:40:34.460-04:00"...if you are the sort to obsess about the b..."...if you are the sort to obsess about the brand of your headset there is not hope for you anyway"<br /><br />just today i scurried home from my office to open a package from Romania that i've been waiting on for quite sometime...nearly as long as I waited on yellow f'ing paint.<br /><br />inside the package a lvely DA 7410 headset and matchy-matchy aero DA seatpost that will all go with my vintage DA stem. <br /><br />in my defense, the obsession had more to do with having similar finishes on my silver bikey parts. one thing i didn't love about my RB2 chubby-bike build is that i had all these various silver bits that all were a slightly different shades. the tektro brakes are quite shiny, the new 105 "silver" is really just grey paint, the various stem and seat post bits were all different etc... just didnt like that. <br /><br />now does spending an enormous sum to eradicated sheen related dysphoria make any sense? not one bit. but its given me something to do and i guess shopping on ebay is moderately a better use of time than working, or watching adult film.<br /><br />thinking i may now just keep the rb2 as my chubby bike and turn the rb1 into a 700c with normal roading tires rather than just getting rid of the rb2. N+1 and such. <br /><br />now to go find a silvery crankset...<br /><br />pbateman has no hopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-79780672084896830992018-09-05T19:14:03.062-04:002018-09-05T19:14:03.062-04:00I have heard of jawbones fractured by wayward lute...I have heard of jawbones fractured by wayward lutes and ukuleles, and maybe even the occasional sitar, but this is the first time I have heard of a mandible broken by a mandolin.<br /><br />The things I learn from reading this blog... wishiwasmerckxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-62168216166890203802018-09-05T19:11:50.622-04:002018-09-05T19:11:50.622-04:00I rarely have pedal strikes with 145mm cranks, you...I rarely have pedal strikes with 145mm cranks, you could try a set and see. After you get used to them, just a few rides, it's just like any bike, just a higher cadence and lower gear ratio but the same mechanical advantage in a smaller circle. My knees definitely like mine.<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384319627418996172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-20097455014523961372018-09-05T19:03:25.096-04:002018-09-05T19:03:25.096-04:00Vector Einstein,
Wait, really? That's the fi...Vector Einstein,<br /><br />Wait, really? That's the first I'm hearing! Anyway, glad you're enjoying the bike.<br /><br />--Tan TenovoBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17397158358692335982018-09-05T18:57:17.818-04:002018-09-05T18:57:17.818-04:00I bought the Jones SWB complete a few weeks ago an...I bought the Jones SWB complete a few weeks ago and it's been impressive, both on the trails and off. <br /><br />One thing Jeff Jones impressed upon me before delivery is <b>do not run the stock tires tubeless</b>. He said they spec'd the lower end Maxxis non-tubeless compatible tires for cost reasons, and they were definitely NOT approved for tubeless setup. Something about a rash of broken mandibles. He may have said mandolins, it wasn't totally clear on the phone. <br /><br />Anyway, it's a ton of fun to ride around town, and it's no slouch on the singletrack locally in this extremely uncapable rider's hands. The Jones is very stable while still being fun to toss around, with none of the understeer I got used to on my low end 29er. Erich Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235008934121135779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-87799149078107938062018-09-05T18:48:21.724-04:002018-09-05T18:48:21.724-04:00mmmm gateway drugs - must be wednesdaymmmm gateway drugs - must be wednesdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17417250647630417072018-09-05T18:42:09.494-04:002018-09-05T18:42:09.494-04:00This is interesting... I have a Surly LHT that I&#...This is interesting... I have a Surly LHT that I've commuted on since 2004, and a Rivendell Sam Hillborne that I love and use for all my "fun" rides. I got rid of my road bike when I got sick of getting passed by old ladies on long climbs, and I got rid of my mountain bike when I realized I don't really enjoy technical trails after all; plus, both the Rivendell and the Surly are already awesome for fire roads or the woosy trails I like to ride. But looking at this Jones makes me think maybe, just maybe, I gave up on mountain biking too quickly, and I could save the Hillborne for road rides. Although, Rivendell is coming out with a mountain bike too soon, so maybe I'll wait and see what that looks like first and how it compares to the Jones...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-58317629634041359512018-09-05T18:24:46.384-04:002018-09-05T18:24:46.384-04:00Thanks, tanned wildcat.mucho appreciato,if that...Thanks, tanned wildcat.mucho appreciato,if that's a phrase.bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-22327598723750200952018-09-05T17:48:31.441-04:002018-09-05T17:48:31.441-04:00bad boy of the south,
Sorry, I believe they'r...bad boy of the south,<br /><br />Sorry, I believe they're the 710. There are certain very specific situations where a straight bar might give a touch more control but yes, they work great on the trails behind the mall and especially getting to/from the trails behind the mall. <br /><br />RE: the Brooks, I thought about putting a leather one I've got on there and may very still do so, but figured to start I'd keep it as close to the stock bike as possible.<br /><br />Adrian Grant,<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification on the Surly. To be honest I get confused by their lineup. I like the sound of that bike.<br /><br />--Tan TenovoBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-27267102209481467112018-09-05T17:35:43.281-04:002018-09-05T17:35:43.281-04:00The Jones is cool. It’s a shame, but inevitable th...The Jones is cool. It’s a shame, but inevitable that typical bike people dismiss both Rivendell and Jones as retrogrouches, “willfully different,” etc. Jones has a different geometry philosophy than anyone else and I think it makes sense for a rigid mountain bike. Low B.B., slackish headangle, high fork offset, slack seat tube, short reach. Puts you in a very upright position, with rider weight oriented to the center of the bike. I’m totally sold on Jones handlebars and would love to try the Swb and Lwb on the local chunky stuff. Rivendell has their new take on a Mtn bike coming in the next coupla weeks, so there’s plenty of all-rounder rigid retro goodness to keep pissing off Anonymous.Pist Offnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-65607254201453790312018-09-05T17:01:23.388-04:002018-09-05T17:01:23.388-04:00Not from the Onion: http://bicycletimesmag.com/str...Not from the Onion: http://bicycletimesmag.com/strider-bikes-unveils-carbon-balance-bike/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-27656803507368297942018-09-05T16:58:13.287-04:002018-09-05T16:58:13.287-04:00thanks,tan wildcat,for answering.did you apply the...thanks,tan wildcat,for answering.did you apply the 710 size or the 660?does it work well for you on the trails behind the "Ridge"?bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-29412867270414629932018-09-05T16:37:32.905-04:002018-09-05T16:37:32.905-04:00bad boy of the south,
I believe the Jones bars on...bad boy of the south,<br /><br />I believe the Jones bars on Ol' Piney are listed as "Jones SG 2.5 Aluminum Loop H-Bar" on the Jones site, should have all the specs.<br /><br />--Tan TenovoBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-57409355757686098372018-09-05T16:37:29.909-04:002018-09-05T16:37:29.909-04:00Also,what?no brooks saddle?Also,what?no brooks saddle?bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-9189869738523124792018-09-05T16:34:47.981-04:002018-09-05T16:34:47.981-04:00two spectacular quasi reviews back to back.questio...two spectacular quasi reviews back to back.question.on ol'piney,what size jones bar is it currently curated with?<br />I saw one on a surly in a bikey shop down near fayetteville nc over the weekend. i didn't test it nor asked what the measurement was at the time.thanks in advance.bad boy of the southnoreply@blogger.com