New to RBW Owners... Woo hoo!! After working with Keven at RBW, seeking an answer to the tricky "which Riv is right for me" question, I opted for a Bombadil 60. I originally thought I had my mind made up with an AHH (mainly for light loaded on/off road travel), but since I'm 6'1", 230 lbs, Keven (wisely) suggested something a bit stouter might ultimately feel more reassuring for my style of riding, especially if I couldn't resist the urge to take it offroad and/or load up with heavier stuff. (I already own a nice Niner MCR 29er as my primary off-road steed, so I really envision using my Riv for back road touring, but still with plenty of dirt-road and off-road capability where a mountain bike might be overkill. We talked about a double TT Hilsen (which sounded just OK to me... and at some point why not just go with an Atlantis or Bombadil? Maybe the Hilsen isn't the right one for me... DAMMIT I thought I had it figured out!!!).. To get an Atlantis in my size would require a non-standard 64cm... did I want to wait and pay a little extra? (Dammit again, I thought I had it figured out... but the wait and extra cost would probably be worth it in my mind. (But then I discovered one current Atlantis owner, who is 6'5"/245 talking about having Riv possibly add an extra TT on his Atlantis)...
Jeez, I thought... can't a big guy like me get a bike that can do all these things in a size that DOESN'T require a second TT? Well that all became a moot point when Keven showed me a lightly used Bombadil frame in my size they JUST received on a trade-in, and that was all I needed to see... I did what any other reasonable future RBW Owner would do... I bought it. Now I personally plan to set this up as a kind of do-all touring bike, and I am taking inspiration from the previous owner (Rene, thank you!), and plan to try out several configurations. Admittedly I have a Salsa Fargo already nicely performing commuting, light off-road and commuting duty, but even as awesome as the Fargo is (and I wouldn't hesitate to declare the Fargo an act of sheer brilliance on the part of Salsa), there is NOTHING on this planet quite like the Bombadil... we all know that. I'm afraid my Fargo may need to find a new owner soon (sad as that sounds)... The Bombadil will become my main ride (for paved and back road/light trail riding, commuting, coffee shop runs, etc.), and the Niner will remain my true mountain bike (capable of pretty much anything off-road). I appreciate all the great dialogue onb this forum about seeking and achieving the best setup. As a former Kogswell P/R owner and KOG member (which I miss), it's great to once again tap into such great thinkers as there are here in this group. Peace, BB On Aug 27, 10:15 am, RJM <rjme...@gmail.com> wrote: > The AHH and the Bombadil or a Hunqapillar might be the solution, > sticking with the Bombadil would keep me strapped to 650 wheels which > isn't a terrible thing. I'm not sure what route I am going to go with > yet, I will probably wind up ordering the first bike in a month or > two, so I have some time. > > Right now I am riding a Trek 7.5 FX so I have a rideable bike for > rails to trails type stuff and the road, but no singletrack capable > bike. I would like to replace the FX with a Rivendell though. I have > some thinking to do though, but I think the first one will probably be > a trail worthy bike. > > On Aug 26, 6:03 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > To the OP, let us know what you decide. It doesn't sound like you have > > any big tours planned so maybe consider getting a SH (single TT > > Taiwanese model) or an AHH, ride it for a while and make your decision > > about a touring bike from there. > > > --mike > > > On Aug 26, 1:03 pm, "cyclotour...@gmail.com" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > This is a great option! An AHH and a Bomb would make a great 1-2 > > > punch, with less duplication than a Bomb/Atlantis combo. Whichever two > > > you end up with, having a single wheel size is pretty nice. > > > > On Aug 26, 7:34 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote:- Hide quoted > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
