Actually, I run my BAs at between 45 and 55 and weigh just a bit less
than BB. Of course, that's for the comparatively narrow 50's.
Per the chart that was in VBQ, that's just a couple of pounds over the
recommended. And on a bike with the bars way up (the way I ride), the
extra air in the back
LOL!! OK, 60 PSI may be exaggerating slightly... but the behemoth BAs
(29x2.35) ARE rated at 55 PSI... And on smooth roads, when fully
inflated these tires are SUPER fast... Still, I fear I will hit a
speed bump under these conditions and start bouncing out of control...
like an errant Whamo
Rene:
I SURE WILL Rest assured, your Bombadil found a good home.
THANK YOU
BB
On Aug 28, 3:00 pm, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
BB
Im so glad my ex-Bombadil got a new home and will fit you and serve you well.
It is a wonderful bike and I'm sure you'll have some
to the group. Great bunch of resourceful folks, here.
From: Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 8:41:36 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
New to RBW
New to RBW Owners... Woo hoo!!
After working with Keven at RBW, seeking an answer to the tricky
which Riv is right for me question, I opted for a Bombadil 60. I
originally thought I had my mind made up with an AHH (mainly for light
loaded on/off road travel), but since I'm 6'1, 230 lbs, Keven
Bob,
Glad you joined the group! Am interested to see what you end up doing
with the Bombadil. (Aside - we had exchanged e-mails when this was
happening. Believe I suggested an AHH as an option.)
Funnily enough, there is also a very slight chance my Fargo will be
for sale in the future. If a
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To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 8:41:36 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
New to RBW Owners... Woo hoo!!
After working with Keven at RBW, seeking an answer to the tricky
which Riv is right for me question, I opted
Eric: you had me in a tizzy just now: I just bought a Med Fargo from
an Eric on the Boblist and I thought for a moment ...
*He* is Eric Douglas.
I'm curious: why are you selling your Fargo? And how did you set it
up? And how did you find the ride and fit?
I found out that the Fargo will take
: [RBW] Re: Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
New to RBW Owners... Woo hoo!!
After working with Keven at RBW, seeking an answer to the tricky
which Riv is right for me question, I opted for a Bombadil 60. I
originally thought I had my mind made up with an AHH (mainly for light
loaded
I wonder if that's the Bombadil I'm thinking of. Was it returned by a
Group member?
On Aug 27, 8:41 am, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
New to RBW Owners... Woo hoo!!
After working with Keven at RBW, seeking an answer to the tricky
which Riv is right for me question, I
BB
Im so glad my ex-Bombadil got a new home and will fit you and serve you well.
It is a wonderful bike and I'm sure you'll have some amazing adventures
together.
Let me know how you set it up and post pictures!
René
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Patrick,
Nope, different Eric. Am actually probably not selling the Fargo.
There is/was a slight chance a Bleriot could cross my path. If I
purchased it, would need to get rid of one bike. Hence the
possibility of the Fargo going away.
Odds are highly against it, though. It is the bike I
Thanks, Eric P -- very nice. I am looking forward to mine: I've long
wanted a bike that can handle the same sandy surfaces that I bought
the Monocog for but has more road-like geometry; in particular, lower
bb and shorter tt. I will probably -- tho' who knows? I've not seen it
yet -- set mine up
I own an Atlantis set up as a touring bike with 700*35 Marathon
Supremes. It rides beautifully on roads. I too have been thinking of
adding another Riv, possibly a Bombadil or Hunq. I also considered the
AHH and then putting larger tires on the Atlantis. With the
suggestions from others of adding
The AHH and the Bombadil or a Hunqapillar might be the solution,
sticking with the Bombadil would keep me strapped to 650 wheels which
isn't a terrible thing. I'm not sure what route I am going to go with
yet, I will probably wind up ordering the first bike in a month or
two, so I have some time.
When I bought my Sam, Keven pointed out to me that it is not as stiff
as the Atlantis; more of an all rounder with lighter tubing than a
full on touring bike. Yet is seems to handle loads well enough with a
Tubus (= very stiff and strong) rack.
My 56, canti, Waterford is for sale: low miles,
, 2010 2:30:58 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I was thinking two bikes because one would have drop bars, barcons and
front and rear pannier racks and the other bike, the trail worthy
bike, would have bullmoose bars and paul's
-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rene Sterental
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:05 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
I started with an AHH and then added a Bombadil with the idea that the AHH
would be my road
] Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
I started with an AHH and then added a Bombadil with the idea that the AHH
would be my road bike and the Bomba would be my MTB/eventual touring
camping bike. Both with 700c wheels. The Bombadil proved to be too large and
I exchanged it for an Atlantis
RJM .. The Bombadil works just fine on the road too. The feedback
here is Atlantis biased because it's been around since 1999, not many
have a Bombadil yet, even fewer a Hunqapillar. I use my Bombabil on
and off road. I don't transport my bike, so I gotta ride to whatever
trail I'm riding,
I am doing nealy the same thing!
I had a custom built last year that functions as my Atlantis set up
with 26 x 1.75 tires, Albatross bars with Silver bar ends, fenders,
lights and baggage. This one functions as my daily ride, commuter,
light tourer and all-day, long-ride bike.
I then ordered a
With regard to the Hunq'a vs. Bombadil question:
I would be inclined to stick with the 26 wheels of the Hunq'a so that
wheels can be shared with the Atlantis. You'll also save a few bucks
in exchange for the extra fanciness of the Bombadil.
On Aug 26, 9:27 am, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
I
Since we're back to the practicality of wheelsharing, and since the
original poster is on the smaller side of medium frame sizes, I'll
vote for a 650B A. Homer Hilsen as a road and light tourer and a 650B
Bombadil as a heavy tourer and trail bike. There's nothing a bike can
do that you couldn't
Since I had my old MTB, I decided to get a more 'road-skewed' Riv
first, so I built my Ram.Now, I'm planning a Bombadil to be my MTB-
replacement/touring bike. I think the Atlantis or the Hunq would each
do well as such.I'm not a 'hard-corps' mountain-biker, more of a
rails-to-trails kind
Didn't Grant propose that 9 bikes is the right number? What's up with this 2
nonsense. BTW - I agree with the AHH/Bombadil combo. I'm a sucker for pretty
lugs and I think that should cover a wider spectrum of use.
Brian
On Aug 26, 2010, at 10:34 AM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
Since I had my old MTB, I decided to get a more 'road-skewed' Riv
first, so I built my Ram. Now, I'm planning a Bombadil to be my MTB-
replacement/touring bike. I think the Atlantis or the Hunq would each
do well as
Having an Atlantis and something similar makes perfect sense. Any of
the suggested frames can be widely transformed with a range of
components. And having two bikes means you can avoid an annoying wheel/
tire/handlebar/bag/etc switcharoo before different kinds of rides.
Besides, you need another
This is a great option! An AHH and a Bomb would make a great 1-2
punch, with less duplication than a Bomb/Atlantis combo. Whichever two
you end up with, having a single wheel size is pretty nice.
On Aug 26, 7:34 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Since we're back to the practicality of
Yes, an AHH and a Bombadil would cover everything. I've used my AHH
for brevets, fast road rides, gravel road grinder, toured on it for a
week and have even taken it on single track where the main problem
seems to be the lowish BB height. I felt like it has shined best as a
brevet bike and for
well, i have an atlantis and am expecting a hunqapillar.
the atlantis has fenders, racks, and drop bars, 37mm tires.
the hunqapillar won't have any of that, instead it'll be set up with
bullmoose and 60cm apples. i didn't get a bombadil because i couldn't
justify spending another 500.
to me,
On Aug 25, 2:14 pm, RJM rjme...@gmail.com wrote:
Any thoughts, comments or anything? Thanks.
order the Atlantis first and use it for everything until you plan a
tour. then use that very same Atlantis for the tour. Seriously,
after seeing 3 Atlantis(es) at D2R2 in western, MA this weekend, I
I had an Atlantis briefly and did a little off-roading. I think it
could take anything you throw at it.
Ryan
On Aug 25, 1:17 pm, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Aug 25, 2:14 pm, RJM rjme...@gmail.com wrote:
Any thoughts, comments or anything? Thanks.
order the Atlantis first
I think you should seriously consider Patrick's suggestion. I think
he's probably right. I don't own an Atlantis but I do have an AHH,
Rambouillet and a Quickbeam. All are extremely versatile. But if you
are going to have two Rivendells I strongly suggest that you make one
of them an AHH and the
One bike and two wheelsets certainly can add some versatility to one
bike, but in 26, I don't think a Touring wheelset and a mountain
wheelset needs to be different at all. It could just be two sets of
tires.
But when it comes to versatility on Rivendells, I think every
Rivendell out there could
I own an Atlantis that I just toured down the Coast from SF, and I
absolutely love it, I averaged 85 miles a day and was still very
comfortable. And I do a fair amount of trail riding, and some not too
technical single track with it.
While I was in SF, I took a ride over to Riv Headquarters and
: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:05 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
I started with an AHH and then added a Bombadil with the idea that the AHH
would be my road bike and the Bomba would be my MTB/eventual touring
camping bike
And have just one bike HAHAHAHAHAHA
On Aug 25, 3:47 pm, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
In my opinion, an Atlantis will handle both types of riding no problem.
Rather
than two bikes, just buy a second set of wheels for the Atlantis and mount
knobbies on them. Then you can switch
RJM:
Congrats on planning to get a pair of Rivendells. Now I'll toss in
the curve: just buy an Atlantis and a couple of sets of tires. I've
been riding mine wherever for over 7 years now. The standard
Paselas suffered a bit off road but I've been using 35 mm Schwalbe
Marathon Supremes for a
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I was thinking two bikes because one would have drop bars, barcons and
front and rear pannier racks and the other bike, the trail worthy
bike, would have bullmoose bars and paul's thumbies with a small
front and rear rack. I could probably do with one bike though,
?
From: RJM rjme...@gmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 2:30:58 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails?
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I was thinking two bikes because one would have
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
And have just one bike HAHAHAHAHAHA
+1 :)
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if you can afford two, get three.
On Aug 25, 9:33 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
And have just one bike HAHAHAHAHAHA
+1 :)
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Never ridden a Bomba or Hunq; no clue how they would differ from the
Atlantis. The Atlantis has a slightly sloping TT. I'm in the overlap
region between 58 61, and went with the 58. 100 mm stem, bars set
even with the seat no clearance problems or any other fit issues.
Riv is pretty easy to
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