Hey Thanks, Eric. I'll post about it in awhile when I've ridden it for a bit.
I also posted a few more photos in the gallery of my bike, this time with the cork wrap shellacked. There are close-ups of the hubs and one shot of the lower head lug and fork crown, too. Camera battery died while I was shooting so no more lug shots made it in. I'll add some more later in the week. Karl On Jun 21, 3:28 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Karl, > > Besides being a very nice looking bike, thanks for the report Part of > me is tossing around the idea of Berthoud fenders on my Hillborne. > And also for the remarks on the tires and the saddle. Also been > toying with the idea of Marathon Supreme 42. But am not sure they > will clear the SKS fenders I'm presently using. > > Please let folks know how that saddle holds up. I'm 240 and seem to > be a bit harder on Brooks than most. (Ugly combination of weight and > lots of sweat.) Would love to know if an alternative would work. > (Years ago, used to ride Ideale saddles, but mainly because they were > a lot cheaper locally than Brooks.) > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jun 21, 1:08 pm, relistan <relis...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey thanks everyone! Yeah this bike has been a blast to ride so far. > > I commuted on it this week and only got the fenders on thursday night > > (took about 3 hours to install). I finally got shellac on the bars > > yesterday afternoon and I'll add a few snaps later on with the shellac > > on the bars. Wow, that added to the appeal, IMHO. > > > I have never ridden anything bigger than a 32mm tire regularly and > > these Marathons at 42mm are super cushy. Not slow or detracting from > > the good feel of the road. Just a little more like floating over the > > grit on the road instead of chattering your teeth on it. Grant says > > they are really closer to 37.5mm but on the Dyad rims they came to > > 41.5mm on my digital caliper. The VO fenders are 52mm so there is > > just enough room for the 42s. This frame fit the fenders > > beautifully. First bike I've fitted them on where I didn't have to do > > something evil to the fender where it passes through the chain stay. > > > As for the Cardiff saddle, it's very very nicely made. Without any > > wear on either the Brooks or the Cardiff they are equally well made. > > The Brooks has a bit better metal work in the frame (primarily where > > the rear stays meet the frame). We'll see how things turn out over > > the long run. The saddle was actually tougher than a new Brooks when > > I first got on it. I had to take the tie off the bottom to loosen it > > up a bit. Even then it was a bit tough. But now I've ridden it for a > > week it's starting to feel good. I way in at 230lbs so I'm likely to > > break this thing in faster than an average rider (and I ride every > > day, rain or shine). So we'll see how it goes. I do like it quite a > > bit, it looks fantastic, and the quality is really quite high. I love > > Brooks, I will buy more Brooks saddles, but I think competition is > > good, so I wanted to try it. > > > I'm loving this bike! > > > Karl > > > On Jun 21, 4:32 am, Beardpapa <gts...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Great job. I was considering the Hillbourne for a long while. The > > > Marathons look great. I'll bet they feel even better. > > > > On Jun 21, 12:55 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Congrats on the new bike, it looks great. A really durable and > > > > functional set-up you got there.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
