I own a pretty nice 56cm MB2 and have to say the real issue is being able to get the bars up high enough to make it comfy for me, personally. My wife is 5'9" rides it with the riser stem and portuer bars on it and loves it though. She said it is like the SUV of bikes with 2" tires on it, haha.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Jeffrey <[email protected]> wrote: > I came to the exact same conclusion. I have a Bridgestone MB-6 and after > studying pics of the Hunq and Bomba I looked at the specs as well. > > Here are pics of my MB-6 in a couple of variations. I now have Alba's and > a B-15 with Sackville large and basket up front a love it for around town. > So comfy. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/unclecowboy1/July162012 > > Le lundi 16 juillet 2012 06:58:49 UTC-3, Fullylugged a écrit : > >> For yesterday's Sunday Social ride (beginner and family friendly. We >> pedaled 25 mi round trip to a minor league baseball stadium and adjacent >> park along the river and back) I put a set of Rich built CX/road wheels on >> an still-newish looking '88 Bridgestone MB-2. These are the Synergy >> Aeroheat/Phil FW 28s set and with 37mm Paselas on. I was surprised at how >> nicely it rode. Looking at it in profile, I was reminded of the web catalog >> shot of the small Bombadil, so I pulled up the specs on both bikes as well >> as the Hunqa. (the smalls in each) >> >> Bike ST angle HT angle Rake TT length Trail >> MB-2 73 71 44.5 55.5 62 >> Bomba 72 70.5 54 56.5 59.2 >> Hunq 71.5 71 48 54.5 59.2 >> >> I know, not exactly the same as either bike, but in the same neck of the >> woods. The MB-2 has a B-17 saddle, but is otherwise all original. In fact, >> the only negative on a road ride was I found the Ritchey handlebar >> uncomfortable after a while. Since I ride MTB so rarely, a nice road bar >> makes sense. I'm thinking of changing to the Bosco or Albatross bar. >> > -- > 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/-/7GJBQzwYX4QJ. > > 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. 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.
