Thread: Has Jan gone off the deep end?
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Old 06-11-15 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fender1
Nice! In the ballpark but not quite the same. The Ravn is designed to be a light weight-ish/front loading/light-gauge tubed, ATB/ road bike. I have done a few mtb drop bar conversions but never really liked them. The frames are pretty dead on the road and the handling always felt a bit off. I don't have the $$ to buy a new bike but would be interested in trying the Rawland.
I ride my drop-bar conversion a bunch, but if I could snap my fingers and steepen the head tube angle from 71° to 73°, I think I'd really love it. The weight of the bike isn't bad, but the steering is heavy with all that trail and wheel flop. On the other hand, I wonder if it would do worse in snow and mud with more weight over the front wheel...

Bet the Ravn would be a sweet ride.
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