> I know of only 4 other Riv Rohloff builds: < You guys should do a tour together. Incredible bikes.
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:06:07 PM UTC-6, Pudge wrote: > > Very different bike. Version 1 was more of a road bike (rough and > tumble, to be sure), drop bars, 35mm tires. This one is much more of an > upright tourer style. Both very comfortable, but in different ways. This > one is definitely heavier, but the weight seems largely to disappear when > I’m riding (although I haven’t done any lengthy climbing with it yet). > > > > Hard to say which rides better – I’ve only ridden the new build about 10 > miles. But I’ll say this -- I like v. 2.0 a lot because it’s unlike any > other bike I have (and unlike almost any bike I’ve seen – I know of only 4 > other Riv Rohloff builds: Jason Auch, who I think posts here sometimes, > built up a beautiful Hunqa-loff a couple of years ago that’s kind of > similar, pic here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/devildotbunny/5072896097/in/photostream/ ; > Andy Church in CT has an S&S coupled travel Homer with a Rohloff, here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/andychurch/7302143024/in/photostream/ ; > Craig Montgomery has (or had, at any rate) a ’97 All-Rounder with a Rohloff > on Jim’s Cyclofiend site, here: > http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2005/cc023-craigmontgomery0705.html ; and I > know Riv built up a Glorius with a Rohloff at a customer’s request some > years ago, pic here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/reneeanddolan/259362085/. > The complete known Rivendelloff galaxy (but there are doubtless numerous > undiscovered others). > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *René Sterental > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:16 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Bombadil v. 2.0 and new Fatty Rumpkins > > > > So... how do you feel the v2 with the Rolhoff compares to the v1 with a > standard drivetrain? > > > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > It didn't SEEM cheesy. I just couldn't get it to work properly. Live and > learn. The Rohloff tensioner IS excellent, no doubt. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] On Behalf Of Jim Thill - > Hiawatha Cyclery > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 11:36 PM > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > Subject: [RBW] Bombadil v. 2.0 and new Fatty Rumpkins > > I'll take the excellent Rohloff chain tensioner over some cheesy eccentric > BB any day. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **************************************************** > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice > contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and > cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under > the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions > or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any > tax-related matters addressed herein. > **************************************************** > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. 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