So the Hunqapillar is going to cost $1500 this summer/fall. You can pre-order one for $1400, and if you pre-order one by tomorrow, you get a $100 credit towards parts. You were tempted and so was I. You aren't going to bite, and I'm not either. But, you did have an idea on how you were going to squeeze it into your stable, and rationalize it to yourself and your family. What did that plan look like?
For me, I have a Hillborne and just picked up a Bombadil. A Hunqapillar would have to fit into an extremely tight window between those two bikes. My plan was 1. Move the 36 hole wheelset from the Hillborne to the Hunqa. Build a lighter 32 hole wheelset for the Hillborne. 2. Run 37c Paselas on the Hunqa, until I get 40+ Schwalbes. Run Jack Browns or narrower on the Hillborne 3. Get an Albatross or Moustache bar stem setup that could in principle work on either the Hunqa or the Hillborne 4. Run a front cargo basket setup on the Hunqa 5. Switch the Hillborne to a 44/29 compact double I have parts enough that I'd be able to build up a Hunqa for under $1700 retail. The build list is complete. So for the time being, the Hillborne would have run a little bit more like a budget Hilsen, with a bomber wheelset available for loaded touring. The Hunqa would be a comfy city-commute-trail bike with drop bar convertability from the other bikes. The Bomba is going to be a on/off dirt distance bike that also can pull my Burley Piccolo. I would have ordered a 54cm Hunqa. I still might, but it'll be next year at the soonest. I'll probably get that second wheelset all ready regardless. I want the Hillborne svelte for the Grizzly Peak Century. How would you have run the Hunqa you are not going to buy tomorrow? -- 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.
