Re: [RBW] About a one week report on the new Hillborne

2013-04-01 Thread Eric Platt
Jim, Not as well as your Moonlander with wide, supple tires. Hopefully we can all agree 4.5 inch tires qualify as wide. Of course, with all the water on the trails on Saturday, did come close to hydroplaning once. Or that may have been some residual ice at the bottom. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN

[RBW] About a one week report on the new Hillborne

2013-03-31 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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[RBW] About a one week report on the new Hillborne

2013-03-30 Thread Eric Platt
Big week for me and the bike, as I finally took the studded tires off on Wednesday. Did the first commute yesterday and got out today for a 30 mile ramble. Been dialing in a few things and swapping out a part here and there. Most fun was putting an old Sackville mudflap on the back fender ala