[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Specs originated from CandlePowerForums and several people have used this circuit designed by Martin Schmidt - http://www.pilom.com/BicycleElectronics/DynamoCircuits.htm My friend is an EE and he constructed it; otherwise I have no clue. The circuit board was designed for the DIYer using readily available components, and as such it's not so compact (compared to the Schmidt, BM and E3 LED dynamo lights on the market). This requires housing the circuitry in a separate (in this case) tube. The output of this light is awesome... super bright. There is no standlight so I would always use a small battery-LED light as an auxiliary for when I stop. For a DIY dynamo light, this one is pretty amazing with the amount of light it produces. There are 4 LEDs (CREE) packed together on one tiny chip. BB On Apr 22, 1:35 pm, Bill webe...@gmail.com wrote: @ BB: How about some more details/specs on the light on your Rocky?? @ jinxed: I'd be inclined to just keep it as it is, but whatever you end up doing I hope you ride it lots. Bill On Apr 22, 10:53 am, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com wrote: Be still my beating heart... that's gorgeous. I have a weakness for mid-80s Specializeds... I have owned more Stumpies and Rockies than I care to admit... In fact (although I've mutated my Rocky slightly) here is the brother to your bike. Red Rocky, meet Blue Rocky... http://tinyurl.com/3oxqghk That is one SWEET ride you got. Peace, BB On Apr 21, 9:40 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: MOMBAT!! I'll grab one of their offerings when I can. http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/PartsForSalePages/tires.html On Apr 21, 7:08 pm, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds fantastic! What is your source for skin wall mtb tires?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Am late to this thread - that's a great looking bike. Even has the original pedals. Kept switching back to them in my old mountain bike days. I wanted one of those Rockhoppers oh so bad when they came out. Ended up buying a year or two older Stumpjumper frame instead and building it up. Always am jealous when I see those bikes. And Bobby - like always, your Stumpy is a beautiful bike. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 21, 7:42 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: I work for a shop. We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes. Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage. She didnt want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a strange on the fence pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off display to give me opportunity to buy it. Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! Here is a quick phone picture: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
I belive it's an '85. They made a two colors ...the red and the blue that I owned. It was the 1st year they introduced the Rockhopper. I took the bullmoose off after a year or two and rode drop bars on it for a while. Eventually I sold it to my brother-in-law and he still rides it ( well sometimes). I should buy it back and restore it. hmmm. It was a fun bike to ride and took me a lot of new places. ~Mike On Apr 21, 8:00 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome indeed! I'm partial to Hunqahopper! On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote: Sweet! Awesome! Enjoy that bike! On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: I work for a shop. We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes. Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage. She didnt want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a strange on the fence pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off display to give me opportunity to buy it. Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! Here is a quick phone picture: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg -- 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. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Be still my beating heart... that's gorgeous. I have a weakness for mid-80s Specializeds... I have owned more Stumpies and Rockies than I care to admit... In fact (although I've mutated my Rocky slightly) here is the brother to your bike. Red Rocky, meet Blue Rocky... http://tinyurl.com/3oxqghk That is one SWEET ride you got. Peace, BB On Apr 21, 9:40 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: MOMBAT!! I'll grab one of their offerings when I can. http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/PartsForSalePages/tires.html On Apr 21, 7:08 pm, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds fantastic! What is your source for skin wall mtb tires?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
On Apr 22, 8:53 am, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com wrote: Be still my beating heart... that's gorgeous. Red Rocky, meet Blue Rocky... http://tinyurl.com/3oxqghk That is one SWEET ride you got. Peace, BB Thanks!! WOW!! You have that thing fitted spot on! The Fat Franks never even crossed my mind. I feel pretty lucky to have scored this one. Like you, I've had a few old Specialized bikes in my time, but they all seemed to be beat up and nowhere near originally built. It makes me feel like I should put on the cut off denims, hiking boots, welding gloves, and Bell V1-Pro before taking off! -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Your Stumpy looks nice, real nice. Ummm, how small is that Centurion exactly? A 21 by chance? B-) Steve yeah, that'd be my size, Frederick, East Lansing MI On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: I work for a shop. ... One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage. She didnt want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Here's a Flickr group I started for fans of the early lugged Stumpjumpers. Like many Rockhoppers, a lot of them have been infected by the Rivendell virus and are all the better for it. http://www.flickr.com/groups/stumpjumper/ On Apr 22, 2:37 pm, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: Beauty!!! Sent from my iPhone 4 On Apr 22, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote: I belive it's an '85. They made a two colors ...the red and the blue that I owned. It was the 1st year they introduced the Rockhopper. I took the bullmoose off after a year or two and rode drop bars on it for a while. Eventually I sold it to my brother-in-law and he still rides it ( well sometimes). I should buy it back and restore it. hmmm. It was a fun bike to ride and took me a lot of new places. ~Mike On Apr 21, 8:00 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome indeed! I'm partial to Hunqahopper! On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote: Sweet! Awesome! Enjoy that bike! On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: I work for a shop. We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes. Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage. She didnt want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a strange on the fence pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off display to give me opportunity to buy it. Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! Here is a quick phone picture: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg -- 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. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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 athttp://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 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
@ BB: How about some more details/specs on the light on your Rocky?? @ jinxed: I'd be inclined to just keep it as it is, but whatever you end up doing I hope you ride it lots. Bill On Apr 22, 10:53 am, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com wrote: Be still my beating heart... that's gorgeous. I have a weakness for mid-80s Specializeds... I have owned more Stumpies and Rockies than I care to admit... In fact (although I've mutated my Rocky slightly) here is the brother to your bike. Red Rocky, meet Blue Rocky... http://tinyurl.com/3oxqghk That is one SWEET ride you got. Peace, BB On Apr 21, 9:40 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: MOMBAT!! I'll grab one of their offerings when I can. http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/PartsForSalePages/tires.html On Apr 21, 7:08 pm, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds fantastic! What is your source for skin wall mtb tires?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Sounds fantastic! What is your source for skin wall mtb tires? -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
MOMBAT!! I'll grab one of their offerings when I can. http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/PartsForSalePages/tires.html On Apr 21, 7:08 pm, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds fantastic! What is your source for skin wall mtb tires? -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Rockapillar....Bombalized....Hunqa Hopper?
Sweet! Awesome! Enjoy that bike! On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: I work for a shop. We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes. Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage. She didnt want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a strange on the fence pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off display to give me opportunity to buy it. Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! Here is a quick phone picture: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg -- 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.
