Rene: Indeed... Are you sure you don't want it back? (Seriously, it's an awesome ride... the sizing is perfect for me... Hope you're enjoying your new Atlantis.)
Peace, BB On Sep 19, 3:27 am, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > Awesome feeling, isn't it? > > I'm happy for you! Can't wait to see the photos. > > René > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Sep 18, 2010, at 8:28 PM, Montclair BobbyB <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I was so stoked to ride my Bombadil, I had just finished giving the > > Noodles a temp-tape wrap, when I decided to break tradition and skip > > photographing it... what I do with every bike I've ever built... That > > can wait til tomorrow... I needed to RIDE this baby. Tonight I took > > my favorite Bike n Brew ride on the Bombadil. I am fortunate to live > > close to the D&R Canal towpath in central NJ, which runs 75 miles from > > New Brunswick down to Trenton, then back up the Delaware River to > > Milford... I live just outside of Princeton, and rode a short segment > > (6+ miles), to a great little tavern/restaurant called the Rocky Hill > > Inn just a short pedal from the canal. It's got an awesome beer > > collection (about 20 different beers and ales on tap), and the food is > > sensational. Best of all it's a great evening ride along the canal. I > > met up with the wife, and we enjoyed a great dinner; I enjoyed an even > > better ride home (while my poor wife had to drive)... > > > Tonight there was a bright moon, which my Schmidt Edelux light, > > powered by a Shimano dynamo hub quickly cancelled out. Temperature > > was perfect (60 degrees) and the ride was awesome. Now I realize I'm > > preaching to the choir, but this ride was by far the smoothest, > > fastest and just BEST ride I've ever enjoyed on this stretch of > > path... I've done this ride many times on many different fat-tired > > bikes, including a Fargo (with 2.35 Big Apple tires, which I swore was > > the benchmark for smoothness), but the Bombadil (with Big Apple 2.0s) > > felt noticeably smoother.... not "ooo, new bike" smoother, just plain > > smoother and faster... there was really no comparison. I couldn't > > believe how the Bombadil literally soaked up the trail while > > barrelling ahead... Amazing. > > > The Edelux light (mounted on the front of my Nitto Mini front rack, > > flooded the path ahead with super bright light. This is one awesome > > lighting setup. > > > I'll post pics of my build on Flickr tomorrow... I'm running on Big > > Apples, with Noodle bars/baremd shifters, V-brakes, Sugino crank/ XTR > > derailleur, and a new semi-broken-in B17. Maybe it was the > > combination of the tires, the bars and the frame, but it felt so > > smooth, I was waiting for a jolt with every bump, but it never > > came.... > > > Wow, what a great ride. > > Goodnight... ZZZzzzzzz..... > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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. 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.
