Back from RBWHQ a second time. I got the last bits squared away: The missing two front spokes The front rim The S-83 seatpost (I somehow got a S-65 by mistake on Tuesday)
There is nothing stopping the build from commencing NOW. cyclotourist has me seriously considering putting the Paul cantilevers on instead of the V-brakes. I LOVE the shape of the Tektro non-V levers. They are a Campagnolo ergo copy, and I think that is ideal. The Cane Creek V-levers are really narrow on top. I figured I'd try to get used to them. But if I keep the V-brakes and the Cane Creek levers for Moustache bars (on perhaps a Hunqapillar!). On M-bars I'll never ride on that narrow top part of the Cane Creek V-levers, I'll be on the big wide comfy flat side part of the levers. That is GENIUS! But now I need a headset hanger! On Mar 25, 8:35 am, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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