Eric, you are probably correct that we have the same brochures. There weren't many published that I know about and I think I have maybe four or five, including the final "sales" brochure.
I've compared the geometry of the 55 Appaloosa and my 54 Hunqapillar and the only thing that would affect the ride difference, geometry-wise, is the longer chainstays on the Appaloosa (52.5 cm vs 46 cm on my size 54 Hunq). Also, I think the Appaloosa may have quite a bit stouter tubes than the Hunqapillar. The Hunqapillar was a budget version of the Bombadil, which I believe had some .8 main tubes, so I'm guessing the Hunqapillar is similar, but I've never seen actual numbers. Will gave me the tube thicknesses of the Appaloosa and it's STOUT. I don't remember the exact numbers but there were some 1.2's in the main tubes. On Monday, December 30, 2019 at 10:40:56 PM UTC-6, Eric Grim wrote: > > Nice pics, Deacon Patrick. Some of those brochures you have, Chris L, > might be the ones I have. Mine aren't dated tho, and so I wasn't sure > which was the final iteration of the prototypes. Neat bike. Joe, I had no > idea it was in production so long. I think I missed it because I had some > spine issues that were only resolved with a fusion procedure a couple of > years ago. As my functionality has returned I've gotten back into > bicycling, and bought my first Riv earlier this year (a NOS 2017 > Appaloosa). Anyway thanks everyone for the info. Eric, Spokane > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 8:15 PM Chris L <clam...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I have several of the old Hunqapillar brochures saved on my computer and >> the one where Grant states they have received the first frames shows a >> diagatube bike, so I'm guessing the parallel tubes were only on some >> prototypes. >> >> The (old model) 54 Hunqapillar is the largest with a single top tube. >> The brief 2nd model of Hunqapillar had different sizes but I know the 56cm >> had a single top tube. I'm guessing the next size up would have a >> diagatube. >> >> >> >> On Monday, December 30, 2019 at 9:16:35 PM UTC-6, Eric Grim wrote: >>> >>> I was looking thru some old files at the Hunqapillar fliers/Reader >>> excerpts. Some illustrations show a double top tube in the larger sizes, >>> like the one on (for example) the Joe Appaloosa. One, hiowever, shows an >>> unpainted frame with a diagonal tube between the top and down tubes. I've >>> never seen one in the flesh, or even many pics. Did the "diagatube" >>> (Grant's word) make it to production, and if it did, on what sizes? Was >>> the Hunqapillar a short-lived model? How do you pronounce "Hunqapillar", >>> anyway? >>> >>> Thanks, Eric Grim (Spokane) >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5A_qi3xg0NE/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/562f5dd8-f0ec-46e3-967d-43559b81997c%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/562f5dd8-f0ec-46e3-967d-43559b81997c%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fdb662b7-4010-4758-b753-bd4f89216c2c%40googlegroups.com.
