True off-road adventure bike that is flattish but not phat

[joe careless]

Dicko10 get as much height in the stack/steerer as possible, I'm moving over a steerer extension to achieve a less aggressive position on my dropmtb.

BTW the pic is a stock photo but same model and colour, Jones bars going on to start with

 

[elPedro666]

I would say that that was a seriously smart move, not living up to your moniker at all!

Look forward to seeing pics of the real thing...

 

[DICKO10]

Cheers for that joe liking the jones bike it's the only bike that would sell my salsa mukluk fat bike for.

 

[joe careless]

My thought processes in settling for the bike came down to riding postures. I ride a Cheltenham Pedersen on road a upright posture, the Roberts has been fine tuned to a very much upright position and performance is improved yet still a small "riding box" .
After reading and watching Jeff talk about his thought processes in design, reading things that Cunningham talked about, and adding Geoff Apps ideas in, a Jones Plus became completely sensible plan.
I'm aware of how truss forks perform courtesy of the Pedersen, I now get a bike I can go into deep country

I add, carrying a couple of long term injuries means I need to shift around but absolutely have no intention of retiring, in fact Polaris and Adventure Racing are firmly within my eyesight.

Oh and there's a hour record I building a bike up for...

 

[firedfromthecircus]

Should be a good ride.
29+ is probably the best compromise tyre size IMHO and the only thing I don't like about Jeffs bikes are the prices.
Look forward to hearing how you get on with it.

btw, you got a thread on your Pedersen?

 

[joe careless]

Good idea re thread of Pedersen

 

[elPedro666]

Re:

Tell us more about the hour record (definitely worthy of a thread of its own, if you can stand the slew of 'experts' it'll inevitably trigger )

 

[joe careless]

I freelance for 8Freight bicycles, the bike is the brainchild of Mike Burrows.
The bike is a cargo bike.. made from Aluminium tubing & is less than 22kg, mono forks rider up front.
On August Bank holiday I beat a well trained Bullitt bike and rider in a time trial at Castle Combe race circuit by 2 seconds, I should have been way faster but hadn't exactly planned for it with a summer mainly consisting of nationwide train travel searching for my ocean rowing boat..

So I have Mike Burrows, my Black10 ( bespoke build) a employer that
A- knows like MB and I that 8Freight design is faster than a Bullitt cargo bike.
B- The current cargo bike Hour record stands at a little over 36km.
C-Carmarthen velodrome is 1/2hr away & though it's intimidating I figure why not give it a go?
D- Aside from marketing a cargo bike, I have to have a go, having spoken to Obree 80% of a hour is mental " ability to bury yourself"

 

[joe careless]

It's built up, ridden in this horrific weather on my testing ground and I stepped back as it leant against the van, 100% right choice of bike and components.
So certain am I walked into my bike shed and decided that I'm only keeping 4 bikes the rest are going.
Roberts, Yellovelo, Pedersen, Clunker but only till a new keeper is found, Overbury's and the Jones stay, everything else goes I even called Tm Gunn regarding the Claud Butler

 

[DICKO10]

Glad your happy with the jones joe gutted your keeping the klunker as you know I looked gangster riding it but at least I've got time to save up to buy it when it comes for sale