Thanks for the info Mark. Well all I can say is, that is one badass beautiful bike!! On Nov 8, 2020, 6:22 PM -0800, Mark Roland <absolutegal...@gmail.com>, wrote: > I know what you mean, Paul. In today's world, sometimes it's the most > sensible, conservative things that seem the most wacky. > > When my son and I are out on the single track and jeep roads of Stewart State > Forest and we come upon the occasional gaggle of "serious" mountain bikers on > full suspension hydraulic disc carbon bikes with full xcountry gear, I think > they look...pretty darn wacky. Especially since both me, a mostly ex-roadie, > and my son, who will be eleven this month, have zero problem on any of the > trails, despite riding steel rigid bikes with rim brakes. > > I feel like there is a sweet spot in many technologies, where the use and > function seems most appropriate and human scale. I think the original > mountain bike concepts hit that sweet spot, and in many ways represent the > pinnacle of useful, appropriate bicycle design for the vast majority of stuff > the vast majority of people would want or need to do on a bicycle. What I > love about the Hillibikes, is that they take the original mountain bike > concepts and reimagine and redefine them.That someone in 2020 would design > and produce bicycles like the Hillibikes is indeed wacky and wonderful! > > <hillibikesticker_1600x.jpg> > > > > > On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 8:35:49 PM UTC-5, Paul Richardson wrote: > > looking great. love the wild direction you went with the build--really > > suits (what i consider to be) a totally whacky frame. good synergy!! > > > > paul > > takoma park, md. > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 6:10:33 PM UTC-5 Mark Roland wrote: > > > > Sorry, did not fully answer Andrew's questions. I have Cliffhangers on > > > > my Hubbuhubbuh, which is also new to me, so could not give you a > > > > comprehensive comparison. They are fine, a rounded profile with a flat > > > > silver finish and no eyelets. The Rhynos have eyelets and a more > > > > traditional boxy profile, and are made by the company that puts out the > > > > venerable CR-18 rims, always a solid choice. I imagine they are both > > > > good reliable rims. My aesthetics favor the Rhynos (yes, even in white) > > > > but if I had to wait on one and wanted the wheels I would probably get > > > > the other and not worry about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:22:37 PM UTC-5, Andrew Stevens wrote: > > > > > Nice! I'm waiting on mine, and have been stumped looking for rims. > > > > > How do you feel about the Rhyno XLs? Those are the 36 hole right? I > > > > > don't believe they came in a 32. Would you recommend them over > > > > > waiting for Velocity Cliffhangers to come back in stock? > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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/BdNEMSvuuhY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/3769fcda-cc86-464c-8560-1b177b04ed28o%40googlegroups.com.
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