I thought it would be relevant to post the following in relation to the recent discussion of disc brakes.
I was just looking at the Riv site. I hadn't read the Hunqapillar description for a while, and it has been updated, fairly recently I think. The following is stated in the second paragraph of the Hunqapillar's current description: " You won’t find a better touring bike. Some may have disc brakes or suspension or other features of debatable worth, but the Hunqapillar, without them, is our idea of perfect. " On Sep 7, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > Removable faceplate and a 31.8 mm clamp option. I'm not terribly interested > in the 31.8 mm diameter specifically, but there are some nice bars out there > that are only available in that size. The 26.0 handlebar size seems to be > going away, by and large. > > On Friday, September 7, 2012 1:23:06 PM UTC-5, Peter Pesce wrote: > I would LOVE if Riv could use their clout with Nitto to get them to make a > removable faceplate quill stem. The bar (un)wrapping (and inevitable > scratching) with quill stems is the one thing I dislike about them. I know > there are or have been some versions of this out there, but none with Nitto > quality as I recall. > > -Pete in CT > > On Friday, September 7, 2012 1:10:18 PM UTC-4, Dan wrote: > I am with Jim on the threadless headsets. I have two rivs that I love but if > I could change one thing it would be to go threadless. It would offer a much > wider variety of handlebar choices, I find it easier to adjust the headset, > and it is stiffer, and more headsets are available, and I like being able to > remove the bars without unwrapping the tape. > > I am relatively new to disc brakes, but I like the mechanical bb7 brakes on > my surly troll a lot especially now that I am finally figuring out how to > adjust them. > > Dan Abelson > St Paul, MN > > > -- > 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/-/jHC59wY8hdAJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
