I have a freehub that has a 7-speed and can take an 11/12 without a spacer. Idk what John meant when he said that… maybe CK is different.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 4:22:59 PM UTC-8 Andrew Letton wrote: > I'll add a link to some photos of my original order 2TT 60cm Bombadil: > 2009 Rivendell Bombadil <https://flic.kr/s/aHsjn5GZLi> > > 2009 Rivendell Bombadil > > Explore this photo album by letton on Flickr! > <https://flic.kr/s/aHsjn5GZLi> > Most of the photos are from the original build in 2009, but the last two > show a recent iteration here in Australia, complete with Towel Rack bars > and Gravity dropper post. > > On my most recent bikepacking trip, I found myself the oldest, heaviest, > least-fit rider on the heaviest, most-overpacked bike, so in an effort to > keep my friends from having to wait for me at the top of every hill, I'm in > the process of reconfiguring it yet again with more of a bikepacking theme: > half frame bag, fork bags, handlebar roll, and long, narrow Ortlieb drybag > strapped a Nitto R14 rack (so I can still use the dropper). With the > smaller bags, I'll be less able to pack as many kitchen sinks. ;-) > > Cheers, > Andrew...north of Sydney > > > > > On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 02:16:17 AM GMT+11, Eric Marth < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > It seems the Bombadil and Hunqapillar frames are beloved. They're stout, > beautiful, and sometimes have intricate additional tubes and lugs. While > I've done a lot of reading about Rivendell I was a bit unclear on the > origins and intended uses of these frames. > > I wanted to start a thread where we could share and dump info about these > bikes along with pictures of builds. > > Joe and Jim were helpful in laying out a bit of background in another > thread > <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/mkxv02ciCM4/m/KqWZOIMQAwAJ>, > there's > some great info there. > > The original Hunqapillar catalog is up here: > http://notfine.com/rivendell/Brochures/Rivendell%20Frames%20Hunqapillar.pdf > > The first mention I can find of the Bombadil is in RR 41, sometime in > 2009. Excerpted pages attached. As a few members might recall I am very > into raw frames with brass spilling out of the lugs! I know that many > Bombadil owners have had their frames repainted like Jason Fuller, whose > absolute stunner shows up here from time to time. By the way, the picture > below is one of my very favorite Rivendell images. > > [image: Jason Bombadil green.jpg] > > There's also the butter-banana Bombadil that recently sold on eBay. I > believe that one was purchased by John Watson of the Radavist (and he's got > a Hunq) so we might see some nice pics of that bike sometime soon. > > [image: s-l1600-2.jpg] > > And speaking of, here's John's Hunqapillar, more images and write-up here > <https://theradavist.com/rivendell-hunqapillar-review/>. > > [image: Johns-Rivendell-Hunqapillar-29er-Klunker-76.jpg] > > Are both of these frame names borrowing from Tolkien? I understand RBW had > to stop using Tolkien names. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d44c9c9-01b9-4cd9-baff-f2299f52fb39n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d44c9c9-01b9-4cd9-baff-f2299f52fb39n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c5266bed-9896-47e0-8748-5b348af16f3an%40googlegroups.com.
