Indeed, the bars are nice. I have several pairs of moustache bars. One set went with the old tandem to the non-profit that accepted my donation. I tried hard not to like the Albastache - but alas - I do like them. Have a little bit too much reach - but that will be solved when I swap out the stem for a shorter one.
Namaste, Corwin On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 4:33:57 PM UTC-8, Robert Tilley wrote: > > Nice! I like the choice of bars on that. > > I have a HH frame at the house and am just waiting on wheels. Once those > are in the build will begin. > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my BlackBerry - the most secure mobile device > *From:* ern...@gmail.com <javascript:> > *Sent:* February 13, 2020 12:53 PM > *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Reply-to:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: daily post ur riv > > Happy New Bike Day! > > My wife suffers from several health problems. Her favorite exercise is to > go for a bike ride. Several years ago, I hit on the idea of a tandem. We > got a used Vigorelli on EBay. Had to be shipped from Cleavland (Thanks > Thomas!) and modified. Spent two years riding that bike. Beautiful fillet > brazing. Unfortunately, the widest tires I could fit were 38mm. Not bad - > but not quite enough volume to handle the ruts and bumps of the East Bay. > > Thought about a Bilenky Viewpoint. Even went to the shop, rode a > Counterpoint (like the Viewpoint - but an earlier model). It's a great shop > in a neat area of Philadelphia. Could not convince the wife - even though > she loved the idea of the stoker riding in front in a recumbent position. > > Then I realized she would probably be more comfortable on a Hubbuhubbuh. > But I would not be able to convince her unless she could experience it > first hand before the purchase. Asked Grant if we could take a ride on his > tandem. He graciously agreed. After a ride around the block, she was sold. > > After navigating some logistical problems, we picked up the bike > yesterday. It's currently featured on the Blug: > https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/190809313109/corwins-hubbuhubbuh-this-is-the-first-albastache?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJjemVjaEBzb25pYy5uZXQiLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJMVmI2YUMifQ%3D%3D > > The Blug post is incorrect - the headlight is an upside-down Edelux II. We > have a Sinewave Revolution (to charge my wife's iPhone) wired to the hub > via the Y-Junction featured on Peter White's website > <https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/chargers.php>. Peter did the wiring > himself. Turned out great! Thanks Peter! > > Just took the bike out for a shakedown ride. About seven miles, almost > completely flat. Even though the Hubbuhubbuh is heavier than the old > tandem, it's much more stable and I can feel power coming from the stoker > with much less effort from my wife. Pretty trivial for her to mount and > dismount too. > > Attached a picture of the old tandem and a couple pics of the new > Hubbuhubbuh. > > Namaste, > > > Corwin > > -- > 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-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dba83481-8271-4bb9-9747-ef26e1d7791a%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dba83481-8271-4bb9-9747-ef26e1d7791a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a0405a5e-4240-4aa1-9f0c-13c279efbb54%40googlegroups.com.
