Trevor, love your Bombadil! Would build one very close to that, if I ever
had the chance.
What bars are those on it?
On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 4:40 AM Trevor Bradshaw
wrote:
> Late to the party but I absolutely love my Bombadil. Sure it's pretty and
> popular with twin top tube enthusiasts but
I gotta see that when it’s painted!
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 5:57:01 PM UTC-8 mitchel...@gmail.com
wrote:
> Recently scored a 64cm Bombadil Prototype - currently getting blasted and
> painted @ D ! Reading these Bombadil articles have got me real stoked!
> On Sunday, February 26, 2023
Recently scored a 64cm Bombadil Prototype - currently getting blasted and
painted @ D ! Reading these Bombadil articles have got me real stoked!
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 8:56:54 AM UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the links, Gino.
>
> Here in 2023 I think we'd all be down for
Thanks for the links, Gino.
Here in 2023 I think we'd all be down for a Bombadil at $1,600 for the
frame and fork.
On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 11:17:41 PM UTC-5 Gino Zahnd wrote:
> In 2008 I rode the Bomba prototype for a few weeks. Here are my photos
> from then:
>
In 2008 I rode the Bomba prototype for a few weeks. Here are my photos from
then:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/albums/72157607024143730
And my review of it in 2008:
https://chicogino.blogspot.com/2008/05/rivendell-bombadil-my-two-week-fling.html
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 8:16:08
That was exactly what I spec'd it as, since they were kinda semi-custom, I
wanted the Ram orange on it.(My Ram is a green one, but then I later
found a tall Ram frame for my son, so we've got two Ram orange bikes and
then my canti-Rom is that light silverish blue color.)
On Thursday,
Leslie, is your frame painted the same color as the Orange Rambouillet?
Did you have it painted or did it come from Riv like that? If I ever get
my Hunqapillar repainted it will match the original Rams.
On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 4:32:36 PM UTC-5 Leslie wrote:
> I'd originally put
I'd originally put a deposit down on a normal Bomba (56, a 650b); then
they started talking about the diaga-Bomba, and I called in, paid the diff,
upgraded to it instead.
When I first built up my Bomba, I was running 2.4 NeoMotos on it (under
fenders).I then tried out swapping to my
Just noticed there's a large Hunqapiller listed on eBay (no relation to
seller).
Those Breezer seat sandwiches are so hard to find. I did, however, find a
3D printing plan for one that someone put on Thingiverse. I had Shapeways
print it in glass-filled nylon, and it's been working pretty well with the
B-72 on my Hunq.
On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 9:08:12 AM UTC-5
It’d be cool to see photos or videos of someone riding the bike. I’m
curious about how the handlebars can be comfy at that angle!
On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 7:08:20 AM UTC-8 lconley wrote:
> More correctly, mine has a crescent moon above the curly-cue as opposed to
> the three dots above
More correctly, mine has a crescent moon above the curly-cue as opposed to
the three dots above the curly cue.
Laing
On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 9:45:44 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
> Something that I have noticed is that My Bombadil has a different fork
> crown than many. Most seem to have the
After reading that, I may have to put my Brooks B-72 with the Breezer Seat
Sandwich on the Bombadil. Just sitting on the shelf now, used to be on my
fatbike. Mine is a later version (bought new less than 10 years ago) with a
black frame. Makes me want to get the frame plated.
Laing
On Monday,
That was great… but “balloon tire bike”?? On Feb 6, 2023, at 7:29 AM, maxcr wrote:Enjoy, Johns article is up: https://theradavist.com/rivendell-bombadil-review/On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 5:17:24 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote:Wow! I'm super impressed. And I bet they are all in the same great condition
Enjoy, Johns article is up:
https://theradavist.com/rivendell-bombadil-review/
On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 5:17:24 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote:
> Wow! I'm super impressed. And I bet they are all in the same great
> condition as your Bombadil. Thanks for sharing.
>
> JohnS
>
>
> On Sunday, February
Wow! I'm super impressed. And I bet they are all in the same great
condition as your Bombadil. Thanks for sharing.
JohnS
On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 8:04:43 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
> 8 - behind the Bombadil - Betty Foy, Hubbuhubbuh, Frank Jones Sr, Mystery
> Bike, Gus Boots Willsen,
8 - behind the Bombadil - Betty Foy, Hubbuhubbuh, Frank Jones Sr, Mystery
Bike, Gus Boots Willsen, hanging on the wall Rosco Bubbe V1, Rivendell
Custom. There are others not in the picture (Clementine, Rosco Bubbe Medium
Mountain Mixte, Roscoe Baby, Keven's Custom Mixte). The Hubbuhubbuh has
Wait a minute there Laing! How many Riv's are in that picture???
Drill press, one of my favorite tools :)
JohnS
On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 6:21:15 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote:
> On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 4:28:29 PM UTC-5 Mackenzy Albright wrote:
> One thing i've been curious about is the
On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 4:28:29 PM UTC-5 Mackenzy Albright wrote:
One thing i've been curious about is the geometry changes over time.
It seems the Hunqapillars were generally a bit shorter TT's and relatively
traditional geometry while the Bombadils ran long (I'm assuming meant more
That should have been "advertised 46cm chainstay".
On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 10:44:29 PM UTC-6 Chris L wrote:
> For years, RBW's geometry for the 54cm Hunqapillar was incorrect in saying
> it had a 58cm ETT when in fact, it had a 59.9 cm ETT. I have a schematic
> of the 54
One thing i've been curious about is the geometry changes over time.
It seems the Hunqapillars were generally a bit shorter TT's and relatively
traditional geometry while the Bombadils ran long (I'm assuming meant more
for non drops?). Eventually all Rivendells started getting lnger and
Thanks for these, Max, John's build and pics are simply delicious.
Very sweet bike and poster/postcard combo, Jennings! I'd rock a Hunq tee
shirt with that design.
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 3:22:33 PM UTC-5 Jennings wrote:
> Ill play along. I've had my 58 Hunqapillar since 2010. Its
Lovely bike, Vern! What kind of drop bars are those?
On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 5:30:49 PM UTC-7 plumber...@gmail.com wrote:
> Purchased from a member of the group in July but very recently built
> Bombadil. Excited for many more miles of dirt in the new year!
>
> [image: IMG_9161.jpg]
>
>
Presumedly, it might of sounded like I didn't like my Bombadil. I associate
"overbuilt" with "wellmade" and absolutely love my bike. It keeps up with a
casual road ride no problem. Impressive! It always felt like a swiss army
knife. It's really great hearing all of the Bomba and Hunq info
You are correct sir. I had my custom built to be kind of light/flexy for
mostly road riding with light loads. I later picked up the Bombadil you now
own and found that it felt pretty much like a shorter wheelbase version of
my custom! I presume it would carry more stuff - especially with that
I know some people find romance in a bike being described as
stout-as-all-get-out, or sturdy enough to survive an apocalypse; for me,
that is is a turn-off: I want a bike that is as strong and stiff as I need
it to be, but ideally no more than necessary. Especially in the case of
steel,
Thank you for sharing, Captain. I do not believe I've ever seen that
before and also likely my first glimpse of the original Hunqa drawing for
the headbadge. Looks like that tall Bombadil in the brochure is the same
one captured by Jim at HQ as well.
On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 9:02:36
Yes. My recollection was that Bomba was coming out when it was "suggested"
that those names were IP, so IIRC it was the last of the Tolkien names.
Grant shared the Hunkapiller mailbox story with me verbally during a visit
to RBWHQ It was the same as he later wrote in one of the Readers.
The
This thread has been informative and interesting. I don't know how
definitive my experience is but here is what I thought when I made the
decision 12 years ago:
http://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2010/12/elves-of-rivendell-are-delivering-for.html
On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 5:00:47 PM
Great write-up, pics and story Willet!
This thread is really paying off :)
On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 4:37:12 PM UTC-5 J J wrote:
> Yes, the saga continues! I think it’s plausible that the prototype was
> indeed a prototype for both bikes — let’s call it a super heavy duty frame
>
Yes, the saga continues! I think it’s plausible that the prototype was
indeed a prototype for both bikes — let’s call it a super heavy duty frame
prototype — even if that was not the intention from the get go. And then
there would have been a split, so to speak, with one going in this
Well, that's an interesting little twist! It was my assumption after
posting the "origin story" of my Protovelo that I probably had many of the
details wrong and that there would be a long list of
clarifications/modifications to the information that I had pieced together
about it. In
Willet, this is a fascinating backstory indeed. Thanks for sharing.
One piece of it is curious, and it both clarifies and clouds things: the
Hunqapillar copy also states that the the “proto-Hunqapillar” was ridden by
Daniel on the Great Divide.
>From Riv:
And it's a trail bike.
The tubes are
My first run gray/orange Hunqapillar fits Antelope Hills (700 x 55) on Dyad
rims with plenty of clearance.
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:35:21 PM UTC-6 J J wrote:
> James, I can’t enumerate the all the differences, but I’m running René
> Herse 29" x 2.2" (700C x 55) Antelope Hill
FWIW, my 2010 or so 700c 60cm Waterford Bomba could clear 65mm fenders with
ease using cantilever brakes. I have SKS 53mm ones on there no and they
have plenty of room. The 65 require just a smidge of modification for the
fork blades. I bought some VO's but decided against using them unless I
Jay, I run cantis. I’ve never used Motolites or any other V brakes. I’m
stubborn about some things and I just love my cantis! I’m curious if the
Motolites would work, though — if anyone else reading this has tried them
with the 65 SKS, please chime in.
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at
Are you using cantis or linear pull brakes with the 65 SKS fenders? When my Big Bens wear out I’m thinking of switching to Antelope Hills, and am hoping they’ll work with Motolites and fenders. Jay LonnerBellingham, WA Sent from my Atari 400On Dec 14, 2022, at 5:35 PM, J J wrote:James, I can’t
James, I can’t enumerate the all the differences, but I’m running René
Herse 29" x 2.2" (700C x 55) Antelope Hill tires on my green Waterford Hunq
58, built in 2012, and there’s clearance to spare. Even with the 65 SKS
fenders. I know early literature on Hunqs said that 55 was the maximum
I had a green one. 700c. Clearance and wheelbase appeared to be essentially
the same. I couldn’t fit anything bigger than Thunder Burt’s.
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 5:37:40 PM UTC-7 mcgr...@gmail.com wrote:
> What are the differences between Hunqapillar generations? I have a July
>
Ahh, unfortunately the 700c models had 2.1" clearance like the Bombadil,
it's the 26" and 650B models had more generous clearance (I'm just going by
an old geometry chart, not real world experience)
On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 4:37 PM James M wrote:
> What are the differences between Hunqapillar
What are the differences between Hunqapillar generations? I have a July
2010 Waterford 62cm. Right now it's got 2.1" Schwalbe Thunder Burts. I
think getting 2.2" tires on the back would be dicey. Did the green
generation of the frame have bigger clearance? Longer wheelbase?
James
On
One more note that I didn't think of until I hit submit - the batch
differences that exist on Bombadils (and maybe Hunqapillars too) are more
significant than the difference between a Bombadil and a Hunq if you remove
the location of manufacture from the equation.
On Wednesday, 14 December
Just catching this now, hey thanks for the shoutout Eric! And it means a
lot that you said that about the forest photo! That was a special day,
first ride on the rebuild after paint.
I don't have nearly the historical knowledge that many here do, and a lot
has already been said. But here are
Bombadil and Hunqapillar—two of the best names (among some really good
ones) in the Rivendell lineup. When I was contemplating my first Rivendell
(it was an Atlantis) they were selling an unpainted 48cm Bomba frame for a
good price. So tempting. One of the details that got to me was the lug
I believe Watson is hoping to find a wheel (Chris King hub, actually) with
an 8-speed cassette already on it, which might explain his phrasing.
My Riv uses a WI hub with an 11-speed-sized freehub, it comes with a spacer
that you put on first if you want to install an 8/9/10-speed cassette.*
*
This is the story that I’ve heard. And while I do love the name and woolly mammoth iconography, it does feel like a missed opportunity when Oliphaunt was right there. (But maybe they had already gotten a cease-and-desist from the Tolkien estate at that point?)In any case, it’s great seeing the
Re: the mailbox — I believe Grant was on a tour and saw the name
“Hunkapiller” on a mailbox. Forgot where. He changed the spelling for the
bike.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2:17:05 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote:
> Ricky — The mailbox thing is new to me, interested to learn more if
Ricky — The mailbox thing is new to me, interested to learn more if others
have insight.
Laing — That is a beauty of a Bombadil and I really appreciate you have the
screenshot from when you bought it. That's the kind of receipt I like.
Please keep us updated on how it handles with the very
Eric when are we going to see another YouTube video ? I really admire your
style and have even learned a few tricks from your excellent build videos.
Sorry for the tangent.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 8:42:59 AM UTC-8 brok...@gmail.com wrote:
> Eric, I hope this doesn't derail your thread
Eric, I hope this doesn't derail your thread too much, but I though I might
try to address your Tolkien question. As I'm sure many of us here are, I've
long been a big Tolkien nerd, but I wouldn't consider myself an expert...
I'd say I'm pretty well-versed, though!
I know Grant has always
The Hunqapillar is named after a mailbox in Indiana, but the spelling is
different. Also, it might not be Indiana.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 9:31:34 AM UTC-6 Luke Hendrickson wrote:
> Thank you for starting this thread, Eric. Stoked to learn more about these
> two models.
>
> On Sunday,
Thank you for starting this thread, Eric. Stoked to learn more about these
two models.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 7:16:08 AM UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com wrote:
> It seems the Bombadil and Hunqapillar frames are beloved. They're stout,
> beautiful, and sometimes have intricate additional
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