Just when I thought that bike couldn't get any better.... Love it! Jon On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 12:56:12 PM UTC-6, Pudge wrote:
> Must be something going around about East Coast Bombadils – I spent a > few hours tinkering with mine yesterday as well. Functionally, made some > changes: > > > > 1. Installed Thunder Burts in place of the old Fatty Rumpkin Force > Fields. *Huge* difference in the ride (the Fattys are pretty clunky, if > bombproof), but a bit of a leap of faith re flats (or lack thereof) – > changing a tire on the Rohloff/Pitlock rear wheel might be a bit of a chore > on the road. TBs are about 52mm on Velocity Synergies newly installed; I > assume they might stretch out another mm or two eventually. Plenty of > clearance for the TBs, but… > > > > 2. Not enough for TBs plus fenders, so the fenders had to go. > > > > 3. The old Brooks Plump Grips looked great, but the supposed length > adjustability (unscrew spoke nut, remove required number of leather rings, > *et > voil**á* – shorter grip to accommodate Rohloff twist shifter) didn’t work > very well in practice, so installed a basic pair of black “cork” grips from > VO, with the right side cut to size to fit the Rohloff shifter. > > > > 4. And I finally got around to adjusting the Rohloff shifting, so that I > now actually have all 14 gears (instead of the 13 that sufficed for the > first few hundred miles). > > > > Some pics: > > > > The finished bike – the Butch Bomba: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/18223610733/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > TB installed on the dynamo front wheel, Pass & Stow rack, and lighting: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/18656662029/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > TB installed on rear, showing Tubus rack and Rohloff cable routing: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/18223717323/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > And the drive train: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/18861988372/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Planning to fiddle around with some new bag configurations tonight. > > > > Tom “Overthink” Allingham > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [ > mailto:[email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Tony > DeFilippo > *Sent:* Sunday, June 14, 2015 11:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [RBW] Wrenching on the Bombadil > > > > The other thread on the joys of wrenching made me want to share part of my > day's wrenching project. The Saluki re-build has allowed me to start > messing around with the Bombadil which maintained it's initial > configuration since I scrambled to put it together for my big Veterans Day > ride last November. This frame has so much flexibility! Honestly though I > think it really just wants fatter tires and sleak, flared handlebars! So > here is what I've been working on.... > > > > http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2015/06/nobby-bombadil.html > > > > For those keeping track those are 2.25", 650B Nobby Nic's. Definitely on > the outside of recommended width for the first gen Bomba's but I think in > un-muddy situations it's going to be fine. I picked up these tires locally > and couldn't pass on the opportunity to check the clearances. 2.1" is > definitely the sweet spot for this frame though. The Nitto RM14 Dirt Drop > bars are remarkably comfortable to ride in the drops at least as high up as > I have them. 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