Karl, Besides being a very nice looking bike, thanks for the report Part of me is tossing around the idea of Berthoud fenders on my Hillborne. And also for the remarks on the tires and the saddle. Also been toying with the idea of Marathon Supreme 42. But am not sure they will clear the SKS fenders I'm presently using.
Please let folks know how that saddle holds up. I'm 240 and seem to be a bit harder on Brooks than most. (Ugly combination of weight and lots of sweat.) Would love to know if an alternative would work. (Years ago, used to ride Ideale saddles, but mainly because they were a lot cheaper locally than Brooks.) Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jun 21, 1:08�pm, relistan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey thanks everyone! �Yeah this bike has been a blast to ride so far. > I commuted on it this week and only got the fenders on thursday night > (took about 3 hours to install). �I finally got shellac on the bars > yesterday afternoon and I'll add a few snaps later on with the shellac > on the bars. �Wow, that added to the appeal, IMHO. > > I have never ridden anything bigger than a 32mm tire regularly and > these Marathons at 42mm are super cushy. �Not slow or detracting from > the good feel of the road. �Just a little more like floating over the > grit on the road instead of chattering your teeth on it. �Grant says > they are really closer to 37.5mm but on the Dyad rims they came to > 41.5mm on my digital caliper. �The VO fenders are 52mm so there is > just enough room for the 42s. �This frame fit the fenders > beautifully. �First bike I've fitted them on where I didn't have to do > something evil to the fender where it passes through the chain stay. > > As for the Cardiff saddle, it's very very nicely made. �Without any > wear on either the Brooks or the Cardiff they are equally well made. > The Brooks has a bit better metal work in the frame (primarily where > the rear stays meet the frame). �We'll see how things turn out over > the long run. �The saddle was actually tougher than a new Brooks when > I first got on it. �I had to take the tie off the bottom to loosen it > up a bit. �Even then it was a bit tough. �But now I've ridden it for a > week it's starting to feel good. �I way in at 230lbs so I'm likely to > break this thing in faster than an average rider (and I ride every > day, rain or shine). �So we'll see how it goes. �I do like it quite a > bit, it looks fantastic, and the quality is really quite high. �I love > Brooks, I will buy more Brooks saddles, but I think competition is > good, so I wanted to try it. > > I'm loving this bike! > > Karl > > On Jun 21, 4:32�am, Beardpapa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Great job. �I was considering the Hillbourne for a long while. �The > > Marathons look great. �I'll bet they feel even better. > > > On Jun 21, 12:55�am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Congrats on the new bike, it looks great. A really durable and > > > functional set-up you got there.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
