Ginz: Do you really "need" the Hunqa? That question opens the whole "needs" vs "wants" debate, so let's set that aside.
Heck, you've got what sounds like most of a bike sitting there in boxes!!! How can you resist? Build it up & ride it to answer your own question. One of the beauties of any Rivendell is the versatility. You can build the Hunqa as a MTB or a tourer or whatever. Whatever build you decide upon can be updated / changed / repurposed later if you want to. It's late summer; time's a'wasting; get cracking! dougP On Aug 17, 9:17 am, Ginz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hunq'a owners -- I could use some advice: > > I have a Hunqapillar frame new in the box. It has been there for > months. also have a box full of nice parts, some new from Rivendell, > some NOS/Vintage. I had planned to make it a bullmouse'd mtb with > thumbshifters, touring triple and the fat Schwalbe Big Apples 2.15". > > Two years ago, I reduced my fleet to a hardtail (for the singletrack > and the tough eastern PA trails) and my custom Capricorn "go-to" bike > which I use for everything else and which sees 90% of my riding on > roads, fire roads, gravel and the occasional, light singletrack. The > Capricorn has 1.75" Schwalbe Marathons and the frame was modeled after > my old XO-2. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/theginz/sets/72157625185718404/ > > All of that said, do I really need this Hunqapillar build? Sure, it > would be nice to bomb a few trails without having to ride my hardtail > with squishy fork, clipless pedals, knobby tires "racey" geometry > across town in misery. But, the Capricorn could do that if I removed > the fenders. I do not tour, but hope to someday. The Hunq'a would be > better suited for that. Also, I am quite small, 5'4", so finding > frames that fit is extremely difficult. The Hunq'a is a bargain in > that respect. > > Should I part with the Hunq'a frame while it is new and invest in > some other stuff like a dyno hub, more racks and luggage, a second > wheelset for the Capricorn? > > Thanks for any advice and therapy, > Ginz -- 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.
