Pix!
http://picasaweb.google.com/yagenrok/BOMBADILO?feat=directlink
I'm having some trouble with the fenders. Grant seems to have gone
overboard with the fender clearance on the Bombadil. Has anybody tried SKS
fenders yet, because I have given up on them. I went down the street to VO
here in
And here I thought it was a mountain bike. ;-)
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:16 AM, ed k yagen...@gmail.com wrote:
Grant seems to have gone overboard with the fender clearance on the
Bombadil
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Daniel,
What resources did you use in planning your trip?
I think Adventure Cycling has maps of the route.
Did you use those?
Thanks,
JimD
On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Daniel Molloy wrote:
I flew to Calgary on July 29, and rode west to Banff, where the route
officially starts. From there I
ed k,
I was working at Rivendell at the time I was preparing for this trip,
and Grant was nice enough to let me use one of the early prototypes
instead of my Atlantis, which I was also considering and would have
also worked. I'm glad I used the Bombadil, because it has more
standover clearance
Or a GPS. I see that they offer downloadable .gpx files for many of their
routes now.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Daniel Molloy
danielmarkmol...@googlemail.com wrote:
JimD,
I definitely took full advantage of the ACA maps as well as the book
Cycling the Great Divide, which was
Daniel,
Thanks. This goes on my list of ' epic dream' rides.
Now if I can only find a way to retire before I'm too creaky to ride...
Or maybe it will become the 'what I did during the de/p/recession'
plan B.
-JimD
On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Daniel Molloy wrote:
I flew to Calgary on
Hey Dmolloy, thanks for posting those pictures. Epic. When I had time
and opportunity to tour I had no desire, now that I want to tour I
can't. Oh well, I still get to ride my bike a ton. One day...
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I flew to Calgary on July 29, and rode west to Banff, where the route
officially starts. From there I headed south and on the first night
out of Banff had my first bear encounter. It walked up to me as I was
setting up camp filtering water. It was as startled as I was, and it
steered clear of
I'm sure that the ROB isn't at the top of Homeland Security's reading
list, but if I were you I'd stop referring to a Bomb being shipped
through the mailjust sayin' ;-).
Can't wait to see the bike! These Bombadils have been coming out very
purdy.
On Apr 2, 1:12 pm, ed k yagen...@gmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/sets/72157606879827070/
I still have some photos to upload, but there are some raw shots
there. All photos shot with a voigtlander bessa r with a 35mm f2.5
lens
Daniel
On Mar 31, 3:38 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Dmolloy, you got any pictures
jensen bicyclen...@gmail.com
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:23:01 -0500
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: my new Bomb
beautiful. thank you for sharing.
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:14 AM, dmolloy danielmarkmol...@googlemail.com
wrote:
http
Before I purchased my Bombadil frameset, I stopped by Riv to try one
out. They had a demo in my size (60 cm) outfitted with drop bars. At
first, I did a quick tour around the parking area and back to Grant.
When I approached Grant, I said something about how light and
maneuverable the bike felt.
it's even cooler that the Bomba fits you so nicely.
Cheers,
Dustin
From: Dave Craig dcr...@prescott.edu
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:50:50 -0700 (PDT)
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: my new Bomb
Before I
dmolloy thanks for the pix and the report about the the Bomb. (I have not
seen anyone else refer to the bike that way - what do people like, Bomb, la
Bomba, the 'dil, Tom?) I'm new here, so I'm curious - how did you get
use of a prototype bike for that long?
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:14
Daniel,
Your Great Divide Ride is inspiring.
How far did you go, how many days were you on this adventure?
Did you meet any critters other than deer and what I guess are
otters? I mean how big (and hungry) were the bears.
Please tell us more?
Cheers,
JimD
On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:14 PM,
Is there any truly scientific comparison between the effect of 584 compared
to 622 off road, particularly in sand?
Or, at least, strongly held opinions? Peevish bitching? Whining?
Thanks.
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Scientific, no. Anecdotally, it¹s been my experience that when it comes to
sand, overall tire width is more important than 584 v. 622. I put some
Schwalbe Racing Ralph¹s 29x2.4s on and really noticed a difference in
flotation v. 26x2.0s AND 29x2.0s.
Did a 30-mile singletrack ride this weekend
Dustin: thanks for the reply. My own experience is simply that the
additional 2 1/2 inches of the 622 wheels (compared to the 559s; both the
622s and the 559s were shod with Big Apples in the 60 mm size) is very, very
noticeable; and that -- this from a history of road building -- that the
English
Advice?...post pictures...
The best path to becoming one with the bike...is to create it.
Angus
On Mar 30, 8:14 pm, yagen...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all - a complete noob here, but I just have to tell somebody who will
understand: I finished picking out all of the components for my Bombadil
Not sure what size frame you are getting, but you may find that
standard derailer cables are near the limit - especially if you are
using bar end shifters and have the bars set high. Tandem cables may
be something to look into. The Bombadil I set up was the smoothest
build ever, and I've built up
It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide
Mountain Bike Route and put it through absolute torture with no ill
effects. This isn't a bike to fondle and flutter eyelashes at, it's a
purpose designed user with even heavier tubes than the Atlantis. I'm
sure you'll like it a
Dmolloy, you got any pictures posted of your ride? That sounds epic.
And on a Rivendell no less.
--mike
On Mar 31, 1:47 pm, dmolloy danielmarkmol...@googlemail.com wrote:
It's a great bike, I rode a prototype on the entire Great Divide
Mountain Bike Route and put it through absolute torture
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