Orange Bomb and green Ram: that sounds like the best bike collection you can make with the fewest bikes!
On Mar 14, 2012, at 6:31 PM, Leslie wrote: > 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. James Warren [email protected] - Remember, my friends, it is better to feel fast than to be fast. -- 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.
