Yes, I've been learning patience, awaiting mine to arrive. Worth it. !!!! :) But that's why I was delighted to see yours, another one in the wild. Helped build my anticipation....
Color: I fell in love w/ my green Ram, preferred it over the blue. Later, found out about the orange before it, *really* loved it. Not that it lessened my love for my green Ram, but, I had orange envy. When I decided to get a Bomba, they were transitioning out of the clear powdercoat phase, hadn't quite settled on the green yet; and, if I had an orange Ram would have loved the green Bomba, but, since I have a green Ram, orange seemed right. Actually, today, my wife made the comment that she thought it funny that a California company would have painted a bike in 'Tennessee orange'. (Thought it best to leave it there, instead of getting into the history....) + + + Brakes: I went w/ Paul Motolites. These things are almost too adjustable! Unlike the Ram, where you bolt the calipers on and go, with these Motolite v-brakes, you install each post, and can adjust the tension on each spring, adjust the height of the pad holder (and rotate it), then adjust the washer arrangement for the pads to vary offset for different widths, then set the cable's length... and each change, affects all of the others... so, it's taking a bit longer to get the brakes dialed in w/ these. I can tell I'll end up being happy, but, I now understand why some people don't like them. There's just more of a learning curve. It's a good thing, will just take a little time. Funny you mention the shudder; at the moment, I'm still getting some serious squeal from the front, reminiscent of a cheap 10-speed bike from junior-high-school days... I feel the squeal; maybe not as a shudder, quite, but, you can feel it in addition to hearing it. I expect, as I improve my tuning on them, it should cease. Did you have Rive build your bike then ship it to you? I already had the crank, bars, gotten the bottom bracket from Jan Heine, the brakes, etc.; so I've built this one myself, as I did the Ram. This one went faster, but, is requiring more tuning (due to the brakes). I think they'll complement each other well.... -L On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 6:40:51 PM UTC-4, Tom Harrop wrote: > > Hey, another tentacular Bombadil! No wonder you found mine so quick. It > looks great, I love the orange. > > What brakes are you using? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, > because I'm not 100 percent convinced by the CR720s on my Bombadil. I don't > feel like I'm getting enough advantage—e.g. can't lock the rear wheel above > 10 km/h. I also get a bit of fork shudder. It may just be a weight thing, > though. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8EUZaoutIXAJ. 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.
