Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I appreciate it. Steve
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Friend of mine rides this one and it's great..
http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/steel-road/sojourn-12/
My wife has this one before the atlantis and my uncle is riding it now..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/6645448539/in/photostream
Both are steel and both are under 1000 dollars complete
On Thu, 2012-01-05 at 09:21 -0800, islaysteve wrote:
> Well, these last few posts are interesting in that I'm keeping a watch
> out for a touring bike (or f/f) for my daughter. Of course the 520
> has been high on the list, but maybe overpriced in the used market. A
> Riv is out of the question f
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Jeremy Till wrote:
> Anyways, that's my theory about the wonky fit of the TIG-welded 520's.
> I'll probably never sell mine because of its sentimental value--i'll hang
> the frame on the wall if i'm not using it. Recently, I've been thinking
> about putting uprig
One of the main reasons I bought an AHH is because it fit me so well. I,
like you have always had to fiddle with long seat posts, too short TT, stem
extensions, etc to get a good fit. And It doesn't even sound like I'm as
tall as you (I was on the 65/67 AHH divide... went 65 and happy about it).
Rex, I have basically the same Trek, same size--mine is slightly older, a
2002 model. It has been a great bike for me--it got me into cycling
"seriously" back in high school, got me coast-to-coast when I was 17, and
has basically been whatever bike I needed it to be since then without much
of
Well, these last few posts are interesting in that I'm keeping a watch out
for a touring bike (or f/f) for my daughter. Of course the 520 has been
high on the list, but maybe overpriced in the used market. A Riv is out of
the question for economic reasons, so are there other older tourers that
On Jan 5, 2012, at 6:12 AM, Steve Hemmelgarn wrote:
> The original Bontrager rims developed cracks at the spoke holes so I built
> Dyad wheels with a SON hub for generator lights.
Interesting. Same thing happened to mine, but Trek paid for the wheel under
warranty, so I had the LBS that dealt w
here
before I drank the Rivendell Kool-aid.
Steve
From: Rex Kerr
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 7:47 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Upgrading my Trek 520?
BTW, just found a more recent picture of the Trek 520, which I uploaded here:
http://www.flickr.com/photo
On Jan 4, 10:52 pm, Rex Kerr wrote:
" I'm itching to ride right now, but agreed to drive since I was
working late today!"
I hear you, Rex. Of course I meant the "itch to ride" for potential
buyers might fetch you a higher price, but only if you can control
your own itch and time it right! Much
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Bill Carter wrote:
> [...] The 520s with tig welded frames like yours are very popular, sell
quickly, and I am always amazed that framesets in general seem to sell
pretty close in price to fully built bikes.
Good to know... that's one thing that I'm constantly tell
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Leslie wrote:
> Found it, bottom of the pdf page:
>
> http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/pdf/index.html
>
Great, thanks!
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Found it, bottom of the pdf page:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/pdf/index.html
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Rex, that's a great color on your Hilsen
Wasn't the bike-design class archived over on Cyclofiend's site somewhere?
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Rex,
I watch the old Treks on ebay pretty closely, and I think your plan
makes great sense economically. The 520s with tig welded frames like
yours are very popular, sell quickly, and I am always amazed that
framesets in general seem to sell pretty close in price to fully built
bikes. I checked m
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Marty wrote:
> Rex, looking at the photos of your Trek, are you sure it's a 25"? Most of
> my bikes are that size, and they all seem to have a much longer head tube.
> If not, that would explain a lot.
I haven't measured it, but I did buy it new, and it feels and
Rex, looking at the photos of your Trek, are you sure it's a 25"? Most of
my bikes are that size, and they all seem to have a much longer head tube.
If not, that would explain a lot.
Marty
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BTW, just found a more recent picture of the Trek 520, which I uploaded
here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rexkerr/6638127641/
Shows the current setup better...
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+1 that your phantom grey metallic Homer is really a great color.
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On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Roger wrote:
> I saw a 2008 Trek Catalog that shows geometries on the next to last
> page. The 62cm Hunqa (largest size) is indeed a larger bike than a 25"
> Trek, but the 64cm Bombadil is more similar in size to your 67cm Homer
> and especially closer to the 69cm
I saw a 2008 Trek Catalog that shows geometries on the next to last
page. The 62cm Hunqa (largest size) is indeed a larger bike than a 25"
Trek, but the 64cm Bombadil is more similar in size to your 67cm Homer
and especially closer to the 69cm Homer you considered.
http://www.trekbikes.com/pdf/2008
Crap! My apologies for claiming 27.2 on the Hunqa.
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When I built my original Bombadil, I used mountain bike drivetrain
components exclusively. Front external BB with RaceFace cranks and XT front
derailer with no issues at all. A MTB FD may not work with road/touring
cranks, but if you stick to a MTB crankset and 22/32/44 chainrigns, it
should be ful
I used the Campy Triple that Riv sells (on Sale right now!), on a Hillborne
and a Bombadil.
The Hunqa takes a 27.2 seatpost
Grant's frame drawing tutorial was probably archived by somebody. It was
all pdf's. I saved them somewhere, but it will be days before I get a
chance to look.
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Thanks for the thoughts...
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:35 AM, William wrote:
> Hilsen-->Hillborne-->Hunqa-->Bombadil in ascending order of "stoutness".
> The Bombadil would be ideal, but it's the most expensive.
Yeah, and out of my price range! :-) I already blew my budget on my AHH.
I forgot to
Rex
That's exciting to plan out a touring bike that fits you properly! My
opinions:
Hilsen-->Hillborne-->Hunqa-->Bombadil in ascending order of "stoutness".
The Bombadil would be ideal, but it's the most expensive.
You seem to have the parts compatibility stuff mapped right. The front
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