11-16-2019, 06:32 AM
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Proud Grandpa
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Republic of Boulder, USA
Posts: 47,047
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Originally Posted by Jaybee
I think the key is the combination of road Q factor, short chainstays for snappy handling, and big tires. If you're doing all that, something has to give, and some manufacturers have decided that's going to be the FD. The Pugsley you have a picture of there has mile-long chainstays, an offset rear end and a huge Q-factor.
To keep it Boulder: 35s or smaller are fine for Magnolia Rd, but if you want to keep Marshall Mesa interesting, 650x2.0 on drop bars is a fun way to go. The same tires felt a little small coming down Rollins Pass earlier this summer.
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If I were to go to Marshall Mesa(I'm not)..I'll borrow Jim's steel hardtail Soulcraft and go bounce around...or his Moots Routt.. 
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