Gernot I just picked up my 56cm Bombadil to complement my 56cm Sam Hillborne. I already have a brand new set of brick red Hetres for it. The build starts this weekend. Please don't hate me. I promise to post pictures.
Bill On Mar 24, 6:48 pm, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hhm, > > I would be tempted *if* the smaller sizes had 650B wheels (but I agree > with Grant that 26" makes more sense to round out the product line). I > got a 56cm Sam and thus it has 700C wheels, and I *really* want some > Grand Bois Hetres on one of my bikes. So I'd get a Bomba instead of a > Hunqa, except I can't afford a Bomba. My next bike will probably be a > 650B low trail (maybe the Kogswell offspring in the works from Long > Leaf Cycles) and will be set up for load carrying and will eventually > sport a child seat or two (1st baby due in September!) > > Gernot > > On Mar 25, 8:15 am, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well, I _am_ on the list for one. Just haven't finalized my build, > > yet. It will be for "all rounder" riding (like my other two bikes). > > With maybe a bit more emphasis on the dirt. > > > It's also giving me an excuse to (a) build a rear wheel; (b) use a > > Phil freewheel hub, neither of which have done before. > > > But don't want to say much more, as that would be giving away the > > ending<G>. > > > Eric Plat > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Mar 24, 4:54 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ha, excellent conversation... I had it pretty well figured out. The Hunq > > > was > > > going to be my mountain bike. I'd put my "heavy" Phil Wood 36^ wheelset on > > > with Nanoraptors. I'd need to buy most of the other components though, > > > that > > > was the deal breaker :-( I'd keep my AllRounder "light" wheelset on as is > > > with fat slick tires (Top Touring 2K 42mm at the moment). Then have my > > > roadie bike (30 miles on it today!) for you know, roadie stuff. Then I'd > > > have the Quickbeam, which is getting harder and harder to justify > > > keeping... > > > > But instead I bought a complete used Karate Monkey for half the price of > > > the > > > Hunq frame by itself. > > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 1:30 PM, James Dinneen <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > I thought that I had put "new bike" lust out of my head. However all > > > > this > > > > talk about Hunqa, has made me start to think about how big my bike gap > > > > is, > > > > especially now that one of my kids has take my Trek 950 to use at > > > > school. > > > > The gap seems to be right at this point. I do not need or want > > > > suspension > > > > but wide tires and stout tubes for marginal dirt roads/paths, would be > > > > nice. Jim D. Massachusetts > > > > > --- On *Wed, 3/24/10, Bill Connell <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > > From: Bill Connell <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [RBW] You won't be ordering a Hunqapillar by tomorrow, > > > > but.... > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 3:00 PM > > > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 1:17 PM, William > > > > <[email protected]<http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > How would you have run the Hunqa you are not going to buy tomorrow? > > > > > It would be my trail bike and offroad tourer. I still ride my MB4, but > > > > it's really too small for me. I have a Crosscheck that doubles as a > > > > commuter and gravel bike, but it's mostly set up as a singlespeed > > > > lately, and my Redwood stays as my fast/long distance road bike. It > > > > would basically serve as the dirt-oriented, geared version of what the > > > > Crosscheck is now. I guess my bike gap for something like the Hunqa is > > > > bigger than yours. > > > > > I'd most likely use 45-50cm tires, 1x8 or 1x9 gearing, front dyno > > > > wheel and LED light, maybe mustache bars and a rear rack for my Pa > > > > panniers, along with a deep desire not to turn around and head home > > > > quite yet. > > > > > -- > > > > Bill Connell > > > > St. Paul, MN > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rbw-owners-bu...@google...> > > > > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+ > > > > [email protected]<http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=unsubscr...@googlegroup...> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > [email protected]> > > > > . > > > > 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- 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.
