Not my cuppa tea. Here is the info from the site:
The Clem Smith Jr. and Clementine
BACKSTORY: In the mid-’90s poor mountain bike riders wanted shock forks like racers had, so bike makers put budget ones on all models above about $300. It helped sales, but turned durable workhorses into high-maintenance wimps, making the “obsolete” rigid-forked bikes more desirable, since they didn’t go foul. By the early 2000s you could get an plain-forked late ‘80smountain bike for $150 or less. In 2015, they’re more scarce, cost $200 to $250,and inevitably needs $600 to $800 in parts and 7 hours of labor. That’s a lot for a 25-year old bike that cost $700 new.
Seven good things about Clem or Clementine.
1. THEY FEEL & RIDE as well as anyRivendell.
2. THEY CARRY weight easily. With rack braze-ons up the wazoo, and a frame stiff enough for touring loads.
3. THEY’RE VERSATILE... They fit 60mm tires with fenders, so you can ride on rougher roads and in wet weather.
4. …and STRONG… The tubes (our own design) are thicker where they need to be, and the dropouts—also own—will never bend or break.
5. …and GOOD IN TOWN, TOO. Compared to any other fat tire bikes, it’s easier to toe the ground at a stoplight.
6. THEY LOOK NICE. The head tube rings, seat lug, and fork crown are fancy & lovely, not plain. They’re not fully lugged, but the lugs they have look great. These frames will never be generic, will always be recognizable (among those who know) as Rivendells—-even without decals.
7. THE FRAME WILL LAST 50 YEARS.
Of course we cut some artsy corners to lower the price. We had to. But the Clem and Clementine are still fancier and artier than all-welded bikes. The seat lug & fork crown are beautiful; the head tube reinforcements are cute. The swoopy seat stays allowed us to use the seat lug we wanted and get long chainstay. The look is less Rivendellish, but it’s our bike all the way, and we’re confident these are the best values in the land for all-purpose Get-Arounders, and at some point you will pass them on to lucky heirs. And nobody’s never going to not love the way it feels and rides and all it can do. No changes in bike technology will make this functionally obsolete, ever.