Well heck, now I want one! On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I went to Rivendell today around noon and I have to say they were all in > awe of the finished bike. They loved how I built it, how the polished Paul > Neo-Retro and Canti look on the dark green frame, and were full of > compliments. In fact, John said he now wanted to place an order for a dark > green one himself! :-D > > He took out the camera and took pictures of my bike. Maybe we'll see it in > the Bombadil page on the website! > > As for the size, after discussing the situation, Grant came and checked out > the fit and said it was the right size. Keven took me out to test ride the > 56 frame, and I had to agree that while there was quite a lot of clearance, > the frame felt too "tight" horizontally. I could certainly ride it and > probably get used to it, but getting back on the 60 felt much nicer > immediately. > > That pretty much settled it for me and I left very happy after purchasing a > set of the new grey Sackville Saddlesack medium and Trunksack small for my > commutes to replace the pannier I use. > > The advantages of keeping the 60 are several: > - Love how it fits when riding it. > - Can swap wheels with the Homer. > > The potential disadvantage is limited stand-over clearance in certain > gnarly situations, but then again, I'm still keeping my dual suspension > trail bike and will test how aggressive I can (comfortably) mountain bike > with the Bombadil vs. trail riding like most people in this list do. > > Time will tell if I made the right decision, but I do feel very comfortable > knowing that I addressed my concern directly with Grant, Keven and Mark, and > that after testing the 56 frame, I immediately confirmed their assessment. > > I do appreciate everybody's great input on this topic. You can check the > photos of the finished Bombadil at http://tinyurl.com/yhtnwln > > René > > PS.- Today was Mark's birthday and they were all celebrating it with a nice > BBQ and sweet goodies! It was all very cool, even if Mark was the one taking > care of the BBQ...!!! > > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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-bu...@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.
