It’s been a long time since I last posted anything! I was building a fixed wheel bike (which I hope to finish in 2019) but then got distracted by something else altogether as you can see. Yesterday I finished building up a Jones Plus SWB Spaceframe bike! Today I got to ride it for the first time on my local trails in all the Winter gloop we have here. 20km later I roll into my drive with the biggest grin on my face. Wow! What a ride. I’ll write a full review of the bike in the New Year, but suffice to say that it rides like a dream. It was interesting to go back to a rigid trail bike after so many years of riding full suspension and hardtail mountainbikes and to be honest I don’t know why I hadn’t gone down this route earlier. Anyway more on that next year after I’ve had a chance to ride my Jones a little more. In the meantime here’s a quick spec:
- Steel Jones Plus SWB Spaceframe with Chris King Headset - Jones H-Bar Loop - Thomson Elite Stem - Shimano XT M8000 1x11 drive train - Shimano XT M8000 brakes - 180mm discs - Shimano XTR Enduro pedals - DT Swiss 551 27.5″ rims laced to Hope Hubs - WTB Ranger 27.5″ x 3″ Tires - Thomson Elite Seatpost - Gilles Berthoud Galibier leather saddle - Hope quick release seatpost binder
Weight including pedals 13kg.