Jeff Jones calls it “Plus”-sized with the three inch tires, combine that with about a three-inch longer wheelbase and it rides great in the dirt.
I’m 6’2”, stand over on the bike is around 32”. The triangle holds a 20ah battery, tools and a tube. Motor is a Luna “off-road” 52volt BBSHD. Had this setup on a Surly Karate Monkey and could never get the chainline right for low gears and the chainring clearance on the Surly created the worst chainsuck in wet and dirty conditions. I’m hoping this will be the best solution for my needs. Lots of clearance and on the street it rides like a dream. Just don’t want it to get dirty yet, lol.
The bike has a 42 front chainring and I’m running a 12/34 cassette. On flat road I can hit just over 30mph pedaling briskly which is fine for me. Climbing is what I made this bike for. I have a lot of hills in my area and will climb over 5000 feet on a 50-mile loop. The BBSHD is perfect for this. I’m now 63 and after a lifetime of cycling, the knees aren’t what they used to be.
Here’s a comparison of the large HD-e frame and the large Surly Karate Monkey frame. About 2.5 inches longer. To correct the chainline of the Surly I rearranged the cassette to have the 34 in the middle leaving me with just 5 gears. That’s fine because of the torque from the BBSH but it didn’t fix the chainsuck whenever the chain got dirty or worn out chainring. That was damaging the frame.
