i have noodles right now and might be going back to the moustache bars BUT with a slight mod, namely, to have some 'bar ends' run at the end of the bars going perpendicular, so in essence they'd mimic the ramp of noodles anyone done similar? To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] Digest for [email protected] - 17 Messages in 3 Topics Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:36:14 +0000 Today's Topic Summary Group: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/topics Check this Bombadil! [15 Updates] different cockpits on one frame [1 Update] FS: 62cm Red Legolas [1 Update] Topic: Check this Bombadil! William <[email protected]> Sep 09 09:41PM -0700 ^ That is great looking. Now mine is the ultralight version! Woohoo! Everyone wins. Montclair BobbyB <[email protected]> Sep 09 08:18PM -0700 ^ I understand the diagonal Bomba will be priced at $2200; the extra $ to offset the extra tubing and (tricky) lugwork. Call me a retrogrouch, but my initial reaction is that I like the double TT much better... but I think this will grow on me over time. grant <[email protected]> Sep 09 09:46PM -0700 ^ All you guys who like the Bombadil are so nice, and it's not important to make my evening/week or anything like that, and I'm pretty well -- well, I'm not---well, let me just say thanks---don't feel obliged to be nice about something if you don't like it (or offended if we do it anyway), but this time, yikes, it's really nice to read, and thank you. Grant "I new I should have said " 'oncho' " Petersen grant <[email protected]> Sep 09 09:52PM -0700 ^ And FYI, I had a Christina Hendrick-less version of the Bombadil pdf ready to go if there was any... offense, or umbrage, or something else taken. Grant " I have read that Christina Hendricks is a good role model for young women who might otherwise feel too fat -- and thus the reference; but I think it might have an 'out of the frying pan/into the fire' effect " Petersen Ian Dickson <[email protected]> Sep 09 09:59PM -0700 ^ It really does look great. And now I know who Christina Hendricks is, so on the whole, this was a good visit to the old RBW Owners Bunch. Seth Vidal <[email protected]> Sep 10 12:59AM -0400 ^ > be nice about something if you don't like it (or offended if we do it > anyway), but this time, yikes, it's really nice to read, and thank > you. Grant, I don't think anyone here is being nice to make you feel better. It really is a great looking bike. Having said that - feel better soon - being sick sucks - if that's what you meant by being not well. -sv Seth Vidal <[email protected]> Sep 10 01:00AM -0400 ^ > It really does look great. And now I know who Christina Hendricks is, > so on the whole, this was a good visit to the old RBW Owners Bunch. The only important role I can think of her playing was as our Miss Reynolds on Firefly. but maybe there's another tv show out there now, too. :) -sv james black <[email protected]> Sep 09 10:07PM -0700 ^ > And FYI, I had a Christina Hendrick-less version of the Bombadil pdf > ready to go if there was any... offense, or umbrage, or something else > taken. You're a brave man. I will now elaborate on why I like this new Bombadil, and not just because Grant has told us that we don't need to tell him we like it; but because my first message didn't say much. First of all, the fork is perfect. Even a Long Haul Trucker would be a thing of beauty if it had that fork attached to it. Whoever is responsible for specifying or fabricating the bend of that fork deserves a beer. Second, of all the bikes in the world, this may be the only one that conceptually ought to have that decorative Hetchins-y curly downtube extension. Because of the Bombadil's Anglophile heritage, and because of its robust baroque uniqueness, and because it proudly has every braze-on and every feature, including an extra diagatube. I perceive this new Bombadil, purely based on its image in this grainy PDF alone, as the next great bike in the heritage of Rivendell production framesets, following in the path of the Atlantis, Rambouillet, and Quickbeam. I bet it won't shimmy. James Black cyclotourist <[email protected]> Sep 09 10:30PM -0700 ^ Captain Mal approves this comment! -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA Brian Hanson <[email protected]> Sep 09 11:06PM -0700 ^ I love it. I'm now saving for one. This is a "classic" riv that will live on and is worthy of the name. I agree with James - on the "next great bike" comment, though I would add the Hilsen/Saluki to that squadron. This has the beauty that draws me to the Riv line, but can still tow a trailer for 30 years through the back woods... Brian Marty <[email protected]> Sep 10 04:16AM -0700 ^ Indeed, this is "the one"! The thinking behind this new wheel reflects a lifetime of thought, passion, riding, laughter, experimentation and commitment. There's a lot to love about this bike. Happy to say I have one on the way - 60cm like the pdf'er - presuming I can commit to a color combo. I'm leaning toward silver, like the auction-Bomba a while back. No worries about the weight for me - I have more in my personal big loafer to worry about. Marty Seth Vidal <[email protected]> Sep 10 08:27AM -0400 ^ > Captain Mal approves this comment! Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take MY BIKE from me -sv Earl Grey <[email protected]> Sep 10 06:45AM -0700 ^ Yes, truly, a bike for a post-apocalyptic world. As a complete aside (and as a former Adobe employee), Grant, if you are still reading, if you get yourself a copy of Adobe Acrobat Professional, you can make pdfs that are 10% the size of this 10MB whopper and get better quality to boot. I had a hard time waiting patiently for the bomba payload to download. Cheers, Gernot PS: Contact me off-list if you want more detailed info. Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> Sep 10 07:18AM -0700 ^ Always did like Firefly's theme song. As for the new Bombadil... No doubt it will be every bit the bike that the original is, and more. No doubt it'll have a negative-twenty% chance of shimmying, a substantial improvement on the prior version's negative-ten% chance. However, after careful consideration, and with great admiration for the pluck and artistry and engineering that went into the bike, I remain very glad my top tubes are parallel. I was never likely to get a Bombadil. My working hypothesis is that my Hillborne is all the bike I really need (and more) for my purposes. If I learn it's not enough I'll certainly consider the Bombadil, no less now than before. This is simply another thing about it (like its large tire clearance) that I like the idea of and even the reality of (for usefulness or even perhaps the "statement" it makes) that I don't care for the looks of. Certainly wouldn't stop me from being a proud and appreciative Bombadil owner. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean Pondero <[email protected]> Sep 10 07:23AM -0700 ^ Brian said..."This has the beauty that draws me to the Riv line, but can still tow a trailer for 30 years through the back woods..." I happened to be in the bay area on business and took a short side trip to RBW yesterday. As I stood there gawking at this frame, Grant says casually, but with conviction, "Someone will be riding this 70 years from now." Indeed. Topic: different cockpits on one frame Earl Grey <[email protected]> Sep 10 07:21AM -0700 ^ Great post, but where oh where are the high quality photos of your complete bike with each cockpit? :) You appear to be using the same stem with 3 of the bars? Do you set them at the same height? That would be interesting, as I think I would want a shorter extension for a moustache versus a noodle, and or greater height (Switched from comfy noodles on my non-Sam to moustaches, and missed the top of the bar position/was too stretched out, so I switched to some VO porteurs, and now am too upright [all with the same stem]). Gernot On Sep 10, 12:38 am, "Robert F. Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote: Topic: FS: 62cm Red Legolas Mojo <[email protected]> Sep 10 07:01AM -0700 ^ The Legolas doesn't seem to vary from the Roadeo geometry by much. Both have 73 seat angles, both will fit 35mm tire (bigger than that in the Legolas front), similar front ends with trails calculated at 61Roadeo and 63Legolas using 35mm tires. BB drop is 70mm Legolas, 73-77Roadeo, compare to 80mm on the Atlantis and 73 on the Quickbeam. Both the Roadeo and Legolas share the thin heat treated tubing that I believe is most responsible for the very pleasant ride. http://www.rivbike.com/images/static/upload/RBW-GeometryCharts.pdf http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/173/original_roadeogeo_for_site.pdf -- 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]. 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. 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