Hi Tony, The full housing runs are mostly about keeping grit and grime out of cables. They also allow for hydraulic lines if one goes that route for braking. An advantage of the top tube cable routing on a front loader like this is a clear downtube to grab, the best point for lifting a front-heavy bike over obstacles.
No doubt your Bomba is ready to E the NFs, too! The mission statements are a little different, though. The stock NFE has the same tubing as my Romulus (and, I think similar to the Hilsen in the current lineup, amybe a notch lighter than your Saluki even). It's not a full on tourer like the stouter Rivs. I'm curious whether the disc fork is as smooth as the one on my Rom, expect it to be a little harsher. I got in on the initial run but haven't gotten to build mine yet. Eight years in the Pac NW has convinced me that discs are worth a try. A neat advantage is the ability to try a 26" wheelset with the Rat Trap Pass tires when they come out. Best, joe broach pdx or On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's an exciting looking bike, makes you think of the places you could go. > I've not really felt the need for disc brakes so far but they did it w/out > messing up the aesthetics of the bike and I know it's a big deal to some. > Does the super long, housed run of the RD cable impact shifting performance > in any way? I haven't snagged my shift cables on the DT so far (knock on > wood) but I suppose I haven't done the kind of extreme terrain this bike > was intended for. Bottom line is that when I look at this bike, once the > 'shiny-new-thing' wave passes I say... my Bombadil could DEFINITELY do > that! :) > > I think the NFE strikes a strong chord with me to, though my first thought > w/ that label is my not so successful attempt to go lumberjacking with my > Saluki last summer! > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FK4JqOrGvjw/VWziN7a0U6I/AAAAAAAAHzQ/2FyF-arbbl0/s1600/DSC_3898.jpg> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
