I like it! Those colors a really great, too. Great that you have all the components ready to go. I think the V's would go fine, but the Pauls are extra nice if you have 'em. It will be interesting to hear which tire holds up best for commuting.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:45 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > David > > It will be a fairly true to form Riv build. > > Dirt Drop Stem, 46cm noodles > S-83 seatpost Black B-17 standard > > Ritchey Logic (sugino) 94/58 triple cranks (172.5) > Not sure if I'll go 22/32/42, or 22/34/46 or maybe even 2x8 it with a > 29 or 30 with a 44 or 46. I have all the rings. I might try them all > eventually. > Grip King pedals (or some 747's) > > Whichever Front der will work, I have a Sram a Suntour and a Campy. > Depends in part on my ring decisions. > Late 90s XTR rear derailleur and cassette > I got some old Black Suntour retro friction downtube shifters and > barcon adapters. > > Japanese XT hubs 32h Synergy Rims. I'll build the wheels. I have Red > Hetres, Fatty Rumpkin wire bead, and a set of first run Pari Motos > coming whenever they come. > > Avid Arch Supreme V-Brakes > Cane Creek V-levers > Paul Interupters > > Toshi Navy Blue cloth tape, twined amber shellac > Two King cages > > For now the rear rack will be the one that pulls our Burley Piccolo. > > It's Orange Powdercoat, with dark blue decals, seattube panel, and > dark blue filled in on the B in the headbadge. That's why I'm going > shellacked navy bar tape. There no lug accent paintwork, though. The > parts will have a lot of gunmetal grey (the crankset, the XTR rear > der, the Avid brakes) and some black (Saddle, shiftlevers, perhaps the > chainrings, the Burley rack). > > I'm not sure I'll love the V-brakes, but I had them. I also have a > set of Paul touring cantilevers and appropriate brakelevers waiting to > substitute if needed. The Paul Interupters have a moveable pivot, so > I'll use those either way. > > I live in El Cerrito, and work in South Hayward. I sometimes do the > 35 mile ride on the road into the office, and I think I could do about > 45% of it on trails. My spring project is to dial in that commute > route with as much trail work as possible. The bike will also get > used for S24Os with my son this summer. He's 9. > > I'm thrilled to get started, but I just checked out that the spokes > Rich sold me. There's only 30 for the front. Doh! > > On Mar 24, 10:01 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Too cool! That'll be two nice bikes in the garage! What's the direction > of > > the build going to be like? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:55 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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%[email protected]><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > [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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[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. 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