Just curious--Can anyone comment how the Bomb rides on paved roads with that super heavy tubeset? Never having ridden one, my thinking was that if I¹m riding something truly rugged enough to require something that stout, I¹d rather have a ³real² MTB with suspension. If I¹m only riding rough dirt roads, smooth trails, and pavement, then the Atlantis fits the bill perfectly.
So how are folks planning to use their Bombadils and how will it be different than what you¹d do on an Atlantis with fat offroad tires? The Great Divide idea sounds fantastic. Dustin Sharp San Diego, CA From: erik jensen <[email protected]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:23:01 -0500 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: my new Bomb beautiful. thank you for sharing. On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:14 AM, dmolloy <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/sets/72157606879827070/ > > I still have some photos to upload, but there are some raw shots > there. All photos shot with a voigtlander bessa r with a 35mm f2.5 > lens > > Daniel > > On Mar 31, 3:38 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dmolloy, you got any pictures posted of your ride? That sounds epic. >> > And on a Rivendell no less. >> > >> > --mike >> > >> > On Mar 31, 1:47 pm, dmolloy <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> > > It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide >>> > > Mountain Bike Route and put it through absolute torture with no ill >>> > > effects. This isn't a bike to fondle and flutter eyelashes at, it's a >>> > > purpose designed user with even heavier tubes than the Atlantis. I'm >>> > > sure you'll like it a lot. >> > >>> > > [email protected] wrote: >>>> > > > Hi all - a complete noob here, but I just have to tell somebody who will >>>> > > > understand: I finished picking out all of the components for my >>>> Bombadil >>>> > > > tonight, and it will be on its way *this week* (AAAHHHHH!!!). I asked to >>>> > > > have the frame and parts shipped to me so I can do the build myself. I'm >>>> > > > not a cheapskate trying to avoid the $210 build fee, I just have all the >>>> > > > tools and want to be one with the bike. (OK, I am a cheapskate but >>>> that's >>>> > > > beside the point right now. A true cheapskate would be happy with the >>>> > > > $450 "race-designed" Fuji he has out in the garage.) >> > >>>> > > > Any advice from Bombadil owners? Setup suggestions? I got fat tires and >>>> > > > fenders, for all-around road and light trail use. Also a brown >>>> Cardiff >>>> > > > saddle, because it will look nice with the green frame. And Nitto >>>> noodle >>>> > > > bars, which may portray the wrong image for a rough-and-tough bike, but I >>>> > > > just don't like the moustache bars. Do people prefer front racks or rear? >>>> > > > Is it fun to ride? Did I pick the right color? Do I deserve a Riv? >> > >>>> > > > This is going to be a long week..... > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
