On Thursday, July 3, 2014 5:58:59 AM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > Sweet bike and the way you have it set up really fills a nice niche in > your four bike stable! If love to hear your thoughts on the cross check > double-double to. > > Also, the non-aero brakes... I've never used them, is it the aesthetics > or a tangible performance difference that led you to that choice? >
Thanks, Tony. The niche theory is exactly how I approached this bike. Five years ago I was saving for an Atlantis, but, well, the expense failed to pass the household finance committee. I picked up the LHT instead. Except for being a size too small, I've pretty much got it dialed in now. I don't like riding it with people in the country, though; I can't keep up on hills. Homer will be exactly what RBW says it is: a country bike. (Just how much "country" it will see in the short term is unclear. The Iowa River and watershed are conducting their apparently now-annual visit to adjacent low-lying areas, including some favorite riding routes.) Re CC + Double-Double: a lovely bike. Fast, climbs well, looks good. I use the 38-35 chainring, which WI recommends for 26 in. MTB applications. Gives me gears around 65 in. for most riding and 50 in. for trails or—before I picked up the Pugs—winter. I have it set up with Albastache bars and the much-discussed-of-late Tektro CR720 brakes. Were I in the market for a similar bike right now, though, I might go with the new Soma Wolverine. Slightly more tire clearance, if I interpret Soma's description correctly. Re non-aero levers: both comfort and aesthetics here. The only aero brake levers I've used that I find comfortable for my smallish hands are the Tektro levers for V-brakes; obviously not an option on the Homer. I have the same Dia-Compe levers on the CC with Albastache and find them much easier to pull than the stock Tektros on the LHT. I also like the non-aero look. (Jared made a gentle attempt to talk me out of these levers, but I resisted.) -- Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
