If I had to categorize, I'd call my Bomba an all-rounder. I've got 2 wheelsets, and probably 4 sets of tires. Knobs for the gnar, Conti Tour Rides for around town (though they'll handle fire roads), and Hetres if I get the urge to randoneur on it.
jim m walnut creek On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 3:56:32 PM UTC-7, ericf3 wrote: > > greetings > > I picked up my own first Riv (Bombadil F&F) today (more about that in > coming days) and then ended up at lunch with some pals who are casual > cyclists. I told them it was New Bike Day, and they were keen to share my > excitement.. One asked, what kind of bike is it? I was torn -- said it > was kind of like a mountain bike. Next question: Will I take it up the > back of Grouse Mountain (a nice dirt road route) and I had to say, maybe > but I am putting road (Compass 44s) tires on it. They seemed confused. > What is the deal with this MTB type thing that rides on smooth stuff? > > Is there a simple explanation that I could use and make people go "a-ha, > I understand about your bicycle! " > > Just curious, since once it's built up they will see it (and are close to > my proportions so can ride it for themselves). > > How to describe it? > > thanks > > EricF > Vancouver > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
