Re: [RBW] Gentleman Sam Hillborne but more of a story to it and a bit of drama
I have been riding 46cm Noodle Bars on my '99 Heron since I replace the 44cm Noodle Bars I had on it originally. For the style of riding I enjoy (distance mainly), the Noodles have been ideal. Long, flat, comfortable. My hands have never been happier on a handlebar. That having been said, I am not a huge fan of upright bars for distance riding. I find too upright a posture to be nearly as uncomfortable as too bent a posture. Hugh taking the middle path Flynn Newburyport, MA On May 5, 2014, at 1:10 PM, dougP wrote: Tom: It'll be interesting to compare notes next time we see each other. After having noodles on my Atlantis since I got it in '03, I've lately been fooling around with upright bars. The current set-up is Origin 8 Space Bar but it lacks enough forward sweep for climbing (not a high priority at the moment, though). I've had hand issues the last couple of years, hence the desire for something different. The eggplant tape looks great. dougP On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:26:07 PM UTC-7, Tom Virgil wrote: It has been almost a year since Jared at Rivendell and I discussed Sam, elected a build kit, and pulled the trigger. There have been some really sweet spots of riding, meeting and engaging with many of you here in the bunch, and some pleasurable wrenching on Sam. I liked the Alba bars, and know that many of you benefit from them. I elected to have them when Sam was built. My gun, my bullet, and my trigger. So please take no disrespect. But for me, it was time for them to go. I have been riding my Boulder All Road rando with noodles far and wide, and always, even if fatigued from a long effort, felt pretty good. I was NOT feeling that about hands resting on the cork grips, the metal brake levers, or the hard, shellacked bar tape ahead of that on my Sam. The rando didn't replace Sam, it just serves a different purpose. Sam is a horse of a bike that can do a lot. So, solution: make Sam more like rando without compromising (gentling, for Wheel of Time fans) him. Noodles with eggplant tape. And a generator lighting system. That's the ticket. So here he is in his new configuration. There is an explanation for the background. ~Tom -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Gentleman Sam Hillborne but more of a story to it and a bit of drama
That's a very nicely built up and set up Sam! And I do like that slightly slate-grey blue (if my eyes see it right, and if the screen faithfully reproduces it) -- it's a color I often use for elegant but not gaudy accents in my (not cheap) resumes. On to the bar: I've tried a huge number of different sorts of bars over the years and the end result consistently is that traditional drop bars are the only shape I can comfortably ride for more than a few miles. The heel of my left hand's palm is very sensitive and gets numb very quickly when on any part of any bar except the ramps, hoods, or hooks of a traditional drop -- even the last have to be pretty much horizontal; no downward angle. Interesting: with all this experimenting, I've found pretty much conclusively in my own case that shape and positioning of the bar is far, far, FAR more important than padding, be this tape or gloves. I don't use gloves myself except for cold and prefer unpadded ones. On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Tom Virgil tevir...@gmail.com wrote: It has been almost a year since Jared at Rivendell and I discussed Sam, elected a build kit, and pulled the trigger. There have been some really sweet spots of riding, meeting and engaging with many of you here in the bunch, and some pleasurable wrenching on Sam. I liked the Alba bars, and know that many of you benefit from them. I elected to have them when Sam was built. My gun, my bullet, and my trigger. So please take no disrespect. But for me, it was time for them to go. I have been riding my Boulder All Road rando with noodles far and wide, and always, even if fatigued from a long effort, felt pretty good. I was NOT feeling that about hands resting on the cork grips, the metal brake levers, or the hard, shellacked bar tape ahead of that on my Sam. The rando didn't replace Sam, it just serves a different purpose. Sam is a horse of a bike that can do a lot. So, solution: make Sam more like rando without compromising (gentling, for Wheel of Time fans) him. Noodles with eggplant tape. And a generator lighting system. That's the ticket. So here he is in his new configuration.https://www.flickr.com/photos/20853610@N05/sets/72157644521377844/ There is an explanation for the background.https://www.flickr.com/photos/20853610@N05/sets/72157644507522452/ ~Tom -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis * In yourself right now is all the place you've got. Flannery O'Connor -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Gentleman Sam Hillborne but more of a story to it and a bit of drama
It has been almost a year since Jared at Rivendell and I discussed Sam, elected a build kit, and pulled the trigger. There have been some really sweet spots of riding, meeting and engaging with many of you here in the bunch, and some pleasurable wrenching on Sam. I liked the Alba bars, and know that many of you benefit from them. I elected to have them when Sam was built. My gun, my bullet, and my trigger. So please take no disrespect. But for me, it was time for them to go. I have been riding my Boulder All Road rando with noodles far and wide, and always, even if fatigued from a long effort, felt pretty good. I was NOT feeling that about hands resting on the cork grips, the metal brake levers, or the hard, shellacked bar tape ahead of that on my Sam. The rando didn't replace Sam, it just serves a different purpose. Sam is a horse of a bike that can do a lot. So, solution: make Sam more like rando without compromising (gentling, for Wheel of Time fans) him. Noodles with eggplant tape. And a generator lighting system. That's the ticket. So here he is in his new configuration.https://www.flickr.com/photos/20853610@N05/sets/72157644521377844/ There is an explanation for the background.https://www.flickr.com/photos/20853610@N05/sets/72157644507522452/ ~Tom -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
