Agreed, having owned both the dropouts on the Bombadil are at least twice as thick as the ones on my old Hilsen. I do love the extended lug on the seat tube, so nice. It rides really nice but I think it would be happier on some mixed trails than the streets of NYC. Then again if I dont get any tempting offers it will just have to be confined to pavement for the time being.
On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:07 AM, ted <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool. I concur about the second tts. There is only just enough room > for the second tube on the 52s and it's hard to see how it could be > strictly necessary. When I get asked about it I just shrugg and say I > think its sort of gratuitous and an excuse for more lug work. But on > the Bombadill I think it does fit in with the overall theme. The model > is sort of over the top all over. Along with the second top tube there > is the extension of the lower head tube lug on the bottom of the down > tube, and I think the drop outs are half again or twice as thick as > the ones on a Hillsen. > > On Aug 3, 7:49 pm, Peter Morgano <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, this was a custom request frame for a fellow list member that I > > purchased it off of. Personally I like the diagatube/double TT but it > seems > > pretty unnecessary in a 52cm frame. I am 250lbs and can detect no kind of > > flex that could be helped with another tube. Again, not a second tube > hater > > but think it has its place and with smaller frames probably a bit over > the > > top. > > > > se> > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:44 PM, ted <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Slightly ot but I didn't realize that there were single top tube > > > bombadils. > > > I thought all but the 48s had two. Did they go to one on the 52s when > > > the others went to the diagatube style with the with the mixtiish > > > stays added? > > > > > On Aug 3, 9:42 am, Peter M <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So my plans to move upstate have fizzled and I am stuck in brooklyn > > > > for yet another year with a too small apartment and too many bikes. I > > > > have a new (2011) Beautiful single top tube Waterford built 52cm > > > > Bombadil that doesnt get ridden enough for my wife to stop houding me > > > > about it. So was wondering if anyone had an older 52cm (Taiwan?) Sam > > > > or appropriate sized Bleriot or another 650b Rivendell frame for > > > > someone with an 85pbh they wanted to trade plus cash to quiet down my > > > > wife's rumblings for a while. Looking for something with no dents but > > > > paint issure are irrelevant, or maybe preferred so I can bring myself > > > > to lock it up outside of places. I know this is a longshot but > thought > > > > that maybe someone who was looking for an upgrade without spending > the > > > > extra on a whole new bike might be out there. Here is a link to some > > > > pics in the old backyard. Thanks everyone. > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/67889635@N06/7705154952/in/photostream > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
