I don't need a tandem, but I was struck by the quality -- clarity and precision -- of your prose. Are you a professional writer of some sort? Just curious, is all.
I for my sins have been fated to write executive resumes (I can't complain; it pays well, lets me work at home, and I'm good at it) but I do read reams of incredibly bad* prose from highly paid executives, so prose that is clearer than the usual stands out. * Not only prolix and vague, but very often lacking almost minimum intelligibility -- jargon with no context; one saleable skill I have is enough general business knowledge that I can "create content on the fly" and this, oddly, usually gains praise. (I don't lie, though.) Segwaying, and not addressed to GEC in particular: good narration, especially traven narration, involves more than grammar and vocabulary; it involves a certain imagination, and thus a sufficiently formed world view. It is a lack of this that has made some bicycle travel writing that could have been very entertaining instead very dull. On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 5:38 PM G.E. <endlessvelol...@gmail.com> wrote: > My husband and I bought a HHH (Hubbuhubbuh) tandem from Rivendell to try > out our interest in riding a tandem. Neither of us had ridden one prior, > but it seemed like it would be a good, stable option to try out this > new-for-us way to ride. I was fairly certain that we probably wouldn't take > to it, or at best would ride it infrequently, but as it turned out, we > really enjoyed riding together this way. Shortly after purchasing the HHH, > we knew that the bike was too big for us so we looked into having a custom > tandem made. Our intention was to keep both and use them for different > purposes, but the reality is that the HHH doesn't suit the style of riding > we primarily do on the tandem and in truth it is too big for either of us > to captain comfortably. I was hesitant to let go of the HHH because it took > us awhile to get the custom tandem dialed in but now that we've been riding > that one for a year and have found a comfortable place with it, we both > have realized that the Hubbuh just isn't suited to our needs/height/leg > length/etc. While it is super fun and easy to ride, it's getting difficult > to store two tandems and it's time to look at letting this go. > > Although the HHH is not officially for sale as of yet (thus, no photos > quite yet), we are preparing to put it up and wanted to place info here > first so that anyone who may have interest can be on the look out or ask > any questions they may have. Here are some details, and of course, feel > free to ask any questions here or DM me. > > - Size Small Hubbuhubbuh (it's the darker blue, kind of slate blue color, > not sage or orange) > > - 650b wheels (purchased from Rivendell as part of the tandem package) > > - Schwalbe Marathon 650x42 tires (these will probably need to be replaced > in the relatively near future, but they've sure been darn tough! Never had > a flat - knock on wood). We put these narrower-than-intended tires on it > due to height/standover issues, but it will take a much wider tire (I > believe up to 60mm) for a normal-height person. For reference purposes, the > captain is apprx. 5'3.75" with a 76 PBH (can JUST straddle the top tube - > barely - in the captain position) and stoker is 5'1" with a 69 PBH (has no > problems at all standing over rear top tube) > > - One set of Albatross bars and one set of Bosco bars > > -The drivetrain is set up as was recommended by Riv, and has 3x9 bar-ends; > we did switch out the cog on the crank to a 50t (rather than the 46t that > came on it) because we were spinning out often; however, we can include the > 46t ring with the sale so the future owner will have the option to go back > to the smaller ring, if needed/wanted. So, at the moment it's running > 50-36-26 (or it may be a 24, I need to double check). The cassette is > 11-32. > > - Cranks are both 170mm, purchased from Riv. > > - Ours was set up so that the disc (intended to be used as the drag brake) > is used as the rear brake and a v-brake is used in the front. This could be > fairly easily changed out if the new owner desires, but this is the current > set up and how it will be sold. > > - The tandem *will not* be sold with any racks, bags, baskets, etc. > > - It *will* come with fenders, two bottle cages, double kickstand, pedals > and saddles. The pedals and saddles are nothing to write home about... they > are extras that we have, not Brooks or leather saddles, nor anything fancy > in the pedal department... it will simply make it easier for the new owner > to have something to ride the bike and not have to immediately purchase > something. > > - There is a scratch across the top tube in the captain position from the > mirror on the handlebar running across it once when the bike was unsettled > after stopping. The scratch has not gone through the primer, but is visible > (I'd say it's about an inch long, running perpendicular to the direction of > the top tube). Additionally, we only have one headbadge as the second was > crushed in shipment (I believe these can still be ordered from Riv, but am > not certain). > > [image: HHH.jpg] > In short, we have thoroughly enjoyed this bike, but it's time for us to > let it move on to someone who can utilize it. I've attached a photo from > one of our rides over the winter, just to give some idea of what the bike > looks like, but it will have some different parts than are pictured here > (most of which have been indicated above). We haven't settled on a selling > price, but I'm thinking it will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $2500. > Shipping is going to be the biggest expense and P.I.T.A., but we'll get it > figured out (likely in two boxes with wheels in one and the frame in > another). I will do my best to get this posted with photos for anyone who > has interest and will likely just add a reply in this post so as to not > clutter up anyone's feed too much. :-) > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/75a39c31-149b-4df8-928a-a05e91eca8c3%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/75a39c31-149b-4df8-928a-a05e91eca8c3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. 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