Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-05-23 Thread Jason Fuller
Cheers, Sam and Addison! Addison - I am running a 34T front ring to 11-42 as you guessed. For my terrain (and fitness) it's as good as it's going to get within that range; I use both the low and high end gears regularly, and not having another gear in either direction is usually only a minor

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-05-23 Thread Addison Quarles
Jason, beautiful bike and beautiful documentation of your rides! Can I ask what the gearing on your bike is like? Is that 11-42 in the back? Thanks! -Addison (I hope to reincarnate as a bike like yours!) On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 9:33:37 PM UTC-7 Sam Perez wrote: > Inspiring > > Sent

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-05-22 Thread sam . perez . 2002
Inspiring Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2020, at 7:41 AM, greenteadrinkers > wrote: > > Wow! Amazing loop! thanks for sharing! You mention bears and cougars, do you > ever carry bear spray? > Scott > >> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 5:02:46 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >> Very

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-02-16 Thread Tim Baldwin
Jason, you sure do have some great scenery in Vancouver. I enjoyed the ride shots from Feb. 12 and those snowy pictures are lovely. Your Bombadil fits right in out there. Vancouver is definitely on my list of places to visit when travel opens up again. On Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 7:49:21

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-02-13 Thread Takashi
Jason, the route looks very beautiful with lots of green, but I'm sure you'll have fun riding the same route covered with snow. I'm curious about the small tunnel. Did you go through it? Several years ago I came upon a similarly small tunnel; I went through it to find out that it lead to a rice

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-02-01 Thread Jason Fuller
Brendon - 40C?! I assume you're in Australia or similarly southern hemisphere? That's tough to ride in. This day was about 6 or 7C, and I'll take that over 40 any day! This model Sugarloaf is the waxed canvas model they did when they first released the bag (2016 sometime) and I haven't

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-02-01 Thread ascpgh
Wow Jason, you document a strong case of how much a bicycle can connect you with places. The better the places and the better the bike for getting to them really increases the demonstrative power of that connection. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 9:10:31 PM UTC-5

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-02-01 Thread brendonoid
Again, thank you for sharing your ride photos. It looks so cold I can almost forget it is 40ºC outside... Can I please ask how the Sugarloaf Basketbag handles the wet weather? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-01-31 Thread Jason Fuller
Isn't it?! I had to circle back and ride up the grass field to get a photo. I've passed by it easily a dozen times but hadn't fully taken in its grandeur. It's in New Westminster, BC - home of fellow Rivlister Sky I believe On Sunday, 31 January 2021 at 18:15:07 UTC-8 Steven Sweedler wrote:

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-01-31 Thread Steven Sweedler
Jason, that Weeping Cedar is spectacular, where is it. Steve On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 7:10 PM Jason Fuller wrote: > Today's Bombadil ride was four hours of steady rain but pretty mild > temperatures (still had frozen fingers at one point, but kudos to me for > bringing a second set of gloves to

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2021-01-01 Thread Takashi
Hi Jason, The last time you posted pictures of your ride they looked like quasi-monochrome, and this time they're colorful again. Both look great! Your bombadil, complete with fenders, looks quite at home in the woods. Takashi 2021年1月1日金曜日 13:18:35 UTC+9 Jason Fuller: > Got up to some good

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-15 Thread Benjamin L. Kelley
I'm running wavies on my QB and love em. Compared to Sycip JJJ, Surly Open, and Dimension Arch bars I have/had on other bikes. I think the wavie is a bit more comfortable for my biking posture. On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:08 AM Alex K wrote: > Longing for the PNW air, looking at these

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-15 Thread Jason Fuller
Thanks so much Matt! I am glad this post was so well-received. The handlebars are MAP / Ahearne, 610mm width, quite similar to the Wavie bar. I really like them, I had originally planned on Billie's for this bike but the 45-ish degree sweep gives me better bike control than the near-90

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-15 Thread Alex K
Longing for the PNW air, looking at these pictures Are those WAVIE bars? Thinking about switching from BILLIES to Wavies and wondering how you like them? On Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 7:58:22 AM UTC-8 Matthew P wrote: > Awesome Jason. > Thank you for sharing. The route sounds ideal to

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-15 Thread Matthew P
Awesome Jason. Thank you for sharing. The route sounds ideal to me. I want smooth trails, not death trails. Your Bombadil might be my favorite bike that isn't mine. I wish there was a "Best of RBW" to put or tag this post, and other great ones, so they could be found easily. -Matt San Diego, CA,

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-13 Thread Jason Fuller
Andy: ha, I appreciate the compliment, but the environment gets all the credit for the beauty of the photos; I just haphazardly waved my cell phone around and pushed the button. Robert: I did! Although I was riding with one other person who fell once (was OK), and my Instagram story of the

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-13 Thread Robert Hakim
Wow, really looks like studded tires would have been a good choice! Good for you for (presumably) staying upright. I separated a shoulder and partially tore a rotator cuff in similar conditions. That was on a fat bike with knobbies larger than those on your Bombadil, mind you! Studs are now my

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-12 Thread Andrew Erman
Jason, my name is Andy. Thank you for this post - your photos are art. Best, Andy > On Dec 12, 2020, at 6:40 PM, Jason Fuller wrote: > > Rode the same route today, but freezing rain made it 50km of ice, basically. > What a day! > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-12-01 Thread Eric Marth
This is some choice content, Thanks Jason On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 2:12:55 AM UTC-5 Andy Beichler wrote: > I was listening to Soul Serenade from the live album King Curtis cut out > at the Fillmore West as I was scrolling through. Your pictures and his > beautiful playing went together

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-11-30 Thread Andy Beichler
I was listening to Soul Serenade from the live album King Curtis cut out at the Fillmore West as I was scrolling through. Your pictures and his beautiful playing went together quite well. Thanks. On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 1:40:33 PM UTC-5 Paul Richardson wrote: > thanks for posting

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-11-30 Thread Paul Richardson
thanks for posting this. really enjoyed reading it and these photos look like fern gully. wish i had easy access to that kinda wildness! paul takoma park, md. On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 10:41:49 AM UTC-5 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Wow! Amazing loop! thanks for sharing! You mention bears

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-11-30 Thread greenteadrinkers
Wow! Amazing loop! thanks for sharing! You mention bears and cougars, do you ever carry bear spray? Scott On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 5:02:46 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Very pretty photos. One of my favorite kinds of riding is dirt or gravel > roads or trails that are not technical,

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-11-29 Thread Bill Schairer
Wonderful, Jason! Thanks, Bill S San Diego On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 5:17:56 AM UTC-8 David Hays wrote: > Thank you Jason. Beautiful and inspiring. > David Hays > Buffalo, New York > > On Nov 28, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Jason Fuller wrote: > > I had a particular route in mind when I bought

Re: [RBW] Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos)

2020-11-29 Thread David Hays
Thank you Jason. Beautiful and inspiring. David Hays Buffalo, New York > On Nov 28, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Jason Fuller wrote: > > I had a particular route in mind when I bought this frameset from Joe, and > today I rode it (well, one version of it). It's just outside of town here in >