Re: [RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-08-10 Thread Mark Reimer
Saw this online yesterday, thought I'd share: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xO5rcAm4Wp4/Vci758HLELI/Lyk/kVAYgk_6Sbc/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg Rat Trap Pass tires WITH fenders on an Elephant. On Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 11:29:27 AM UTC-5, Christian wrote: Yes, for sure, the Hunq

Re: [RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-08-04 Thread Christian McMillen
Yes, for sure, the Hunq can do all that. I had one for a year; no doubt a capable bike. For me, the Hunq felt too much like my stiff and heavy LHT. The NFE feels much more like my Terraferma. It carries a load in my Berthoud very well. As far s loading it up with stuff I’ve only used the

RE: [RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-06-01 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Very cool looking bike, Bobby. -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 3:50 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

[RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-06-01 Thread Montclair BobbyB
http://www.elephantbikes.com/stock/ Interesting bike... Rivish in several ways, skinny tubing, really cool fork (reminds me of Wes Willits' Wow fork) and it accepts disc brakes Stretching the possibilities... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW

Re: [RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-06-01 Thread Joe Broach
Hi Tony, The full housing runs are mostly about keeping grit and grime out of cables. They also allow for hydraulic lines if one goes that route for braking. An advantage of the top tube cable routing on a front loader like this is a clear downtube to grab, the best point for lifting a

Re: [RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-06-01 Thread Tony DeFilippo
It's an exciting looking bike, makes you think of the places you could go. I've not really felt the need for disc brakes so far but they did it w/out messing up the aesthetics of the bike and I know it's a big deal to some. Does the super long, housed run of the RD cable impact shifting

[RBW] Elephant National Park Explorer

2015-06-01 Thread 'Hudson Doerge' via RBW Owners Bunch
I absolutely love my first batch NFE. The tubing is perfect for my weight, uses, and riding style. The fork is more supple than my previous rawland rsogn and my simpleone, but all things aren't equal so it's pretty hard to say with certainty. As I understand it, it's possible to make a supple