I Love Love my bombadil but lets be serious, for another $500 you get full custom any way you like it so if you are gonna go all out, go all out and go full custom.
On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 8:31 PM, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > I've thought long and hard about this exact thing for myself and I've come > to two conclusions. One is to just pony up and get the Bombadil. For me, > being smaller, the 48cm Bombadil would fit very nicely and would still give > me 650b tires. Two would be to get a custom Riv...mountain mixte with 650b > wheels and fancy lugs. Tough enough to singletrack, but not too heavy to > get up hills. > > The Hunq would certainly work well, and I don't feel that 26 wheels would > be a terrible choice in a mountain bike. I've ridden those for decades and > the wheel size has always seemed to work. But, it would be nice to roll on > a little bit bigger tire and I already have two sets of 650b wheels in the > house. Plus I think a custom riv would be the bomb. > > On Saturday, July 12, 2014 2:28:52 PM UTC-5, MobileBill wrote: > >> Spent many years thinking about it, but finally have set aside enough >> money to consider a dedicated mountain bike/heavy load tourer. It would >> supplement my Saluki, and actually get a lot of use in my work, which often >> involves surveys in national forests and other areas with many miles of >> poor roads, paved, gravel and single track. And because of a new contract, >> I'd need to purchase before the end of the year. >> Now I need some hand-holding. >> I've got almost enough money now to outfit a hunq complete, and I am >> certain it's a great bike. But even though I'm snug as a bug on my 58 >> Saluki, Keven and I suspect I'd end up on a 51 Hunq, with 26-inch wheels. >> Problem is there's already two 650b bikes in the family, and I've gotten >> quite comfortable with that wheel size, have parts to boot, and there's a >> lot more 650b products coming. I've also convinced myself that given my >> long torso, the cockpit might be a bit small and just a little less >> comfortable on a long haul. >> I'd be all over the Bombadil 52, which has the requisite 650b and longer >> top tube and seems at least a slightly better fit for me, but I'm not yet >> sure I can excuse myself for spending another grand (and it may take a bit >> longer to accumulate that). >> I doubt there's any difference in the sturdiness of these bikes. It all >> comes down to fit and comfort over long distances and occasionally very >> rough roads; I would hope sheer looks don't count for more than 10 >> percent, but I'm told the new Bombadil 52s have the rear tentacles. >> Those familiar with Hunqs and Boms, think I'll see a difference in >> fit or ride? >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
