
Straight as an arrow and solid. It is SO very different than my 1st frame. I couldn’t have picked two opposite geometries. The RivBomb is a lot more twitchy up front than the G2-ish 29er (trail is only 67mm vs. 79mm), but the chainstays are very long at 18.4″ (467mm) and the BB is way low at 11.5″ (8 cm BB drop). I hit my pedals on a stump on the first trail I rode…too low for a trail bike but this bike is meant to tour the dirt roads (fire road as they call them in norcal). This thing hugs the ground and loves to corner. I will not be taking this on any technical singletrack but that is really not what it’s meant for. Just like most things, bikes are made for different purposes. There’s not a ‘quiver’ bike, a one-size fits all, although this bike is more of an all-rounder than any other I’ve ridden I can already see changes that I’d make to the geometry.

