I think having it the same wheelsize as the Bleriot is kinda' cool. I like that on my bikes (although w/ 700c). Maybe keeping the Bomba as is (or adding drops for a monstercross type set up) and turning the Bleriot into a lighterweight road bike would be an option? Maybe adding on a lightweight XC mtn. bike like a Curtlo in the same size so you can swap wheelsets. Here is Steve F's that he showed on the 650b list http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/4043720735/sizes/l/ and I must say it looks like a well done bike!
The XO of course throws a wrench into that equation. Decisions, decisions, decisions... :-) On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:26 AM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So there have been several recent threads I have been following with > interest. They are all revolving around questions I have regarding my > Bombadil. Canti vs. side pull, 26" vs. 650b vs. 700, and the subtle > shades of Rivendell models, ie: bikes like the Hunq and Sam falling in > between other existing models. > > My first Rivendell happened to be my first 650b as well with the > purchase of my Bleriot. I fell in love with it instantly. It became > the only bike I rode. Then having a whetted appetite for Riv designs I > wanted to expand with an off road specific bike and debated between > the Bombadil, and Atlantis ultimately deciding on the Bombadil. > > My hope was that I had chosen a bike that had different capabilities > than the Bleriot to compliment it. I am finding that other than the > difference in handlebars position, the bikes are extremely close in > capability for me. This is where the wheel size is coming into play. > After riding some similar lugged/rigid 26" wheeled bikes back to back > with my Bomba, I find I prefer the 26" while riding technical rocky > terrain. Most likely because that is what I have been mountain biking > on for 20 years. It's not that I do not like the Bomba, but I feel the > 2 Riv's I have are sort of redundant in the terrain I am comfortable > riding them in. The thread regarding canti bikes had me thinking that > if the Bleriot had cantis and just a little knobbier tire option than > the fatty rumpkins...the Bomba would have never been bought. > > This has me questioning my keeping the Bombadil or at least how I have > it set up. So I have been considering swapping it to drop bars, > narrower tires, and using it for longer rides where I am carrying my > panniers to go camping, but only on groomed mixed terrain, dirt roads > etc. Then finding a 26" wheeled bike for the MTB use, and leave my > Bleriot as is because I love it as my go to bike. > > In the midst of this mental acrobatics, I completely stumbled on a 26" > wheeled xo-3 and became the new owner. So now I truly have 3 bikes in > very close relation. > > I realize many of the members here are multiple Riv bike owners, and I > am wondering how you diversify their use? They all seem so very > closely capable with new models coming to fill seemingly narrow > "gaps". > > All this boils down to me considering a trade on the Bomba for > something of the same level but in a canti version 700c. Canti > Romulus? A true all-rounder? > > Thoughts? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
