frc – no idea. Still need to bleed the brakes

Yeah, I’ve got a set of JJ’s ti H-Bars FS 🙂

Nope. I don’t have any bikes of my own needing bars.
My collection is complete (in my head anyway)

Is the Truss fork on the Jones+ ‘Bud” friendly?

25” and what the fluff is a Bud? An American beer friendly fork? I doubt it. I think Jeff is more “micro” brewery friendly than big corp wee water :O)

Pic of Bud in there on Jeff’s website I think. Prob same snug clearance as on the ‘normal’ truss.

The 25″ test bike here is set up with a 110mm (10 degree) stem and the Thomson Dropper (a lay-back post might well be a better option for big riders). This is intentionally a build with ‘big people’ in mind (hi Jelle!). A straight seatpost and 50-80mm stem brings this bike round to ‘average joe’ appropriateness. The 24″ (not shown) has a 2″ shorter seat tube so much more standover. Depends on what you are wanting – the 25 for big riders and excellent bikepacking capabilities, the 24 for a little less bike. Same pioneering Jones ride (so I’m told) although the Plus geometry is different to the Jones 29. Horses for courses. Thoroughbreds both.  

🙂 and pricing??

If it’s just the standard spaceframe you’re after then you can have a go on mine with a fat front. 29+ I can’t help with.

Well the offers there, email in profile. Based in Peaslake so easy enough to do although it would have to be a weekend and due to a thinning of the collection i’d need to borrow a bike from your good self.

Given it’s a prototype, is the cable routing likely to be the same on the production model? Didn’t look quite as neat as on the regular Jones.

Gotama – away for the weekend now mate but will drop you a line early next week. Let me know what bike you want to borrow …

Shouldn’t there be a collective noun for a group of Jones’s?

Looking at the photos it’s a Spaceframe with + clearances

Geo and ride is very similar between the two frames, but visually very different, just means you can run a big tyre in the back now 🙂

I really want a 29+ Jones.

I’d still love to hear a proper comparison from someone who has ridden both.
I could be tempted, but I love my 29 diamond frame as is, not entirely sure I could justify owning both.

Futon is right, i have both a Ti Spaceframe and a Plus in the larger size. My Spaceframe has the old narrower truss which limits my tire choice. I find the Plus a better all round bike then the Spacey. It has more luggage space, is smoother and roomier for long rides and more planted, more stable and slacker for technical singletrack fun. The Spaceframe feels more like an XC racer in comparison. My Ti Spaceframe with normal size 29er tyres feels like it weighs nothing compared to the big rubbered, steel Plus.

My Spaceframe has been singlespeed for all of it’s 8 years and I’d expected to run the Plus that way too. However I couldn’t find the right compromise gear. I’ll be giving it another go this year.

Futon, I dont mind rain, mud or night riding but i struggle to find motivation in winter when irs all three. I’ll make a Stanmer Thursday ride again soon.