I have a 60cm Bombadil and it does indeed have a long top tube for me. I seem to recall from the beginning that Grant designed the Bombadil with the dirt drop stem in mind. There are few stems shorter than the 8cm dirt drop.
My Bombadil has an 8cm dirt drop stem and I've used it fully loaded for long distance touring. With 48cm drop bars and front panniers, the bike handled predictably and easily. I was amazed at the low speed handling *and* stability on fast descents. I have noticed that unloaded as an MTB, using relatively narrow flat bars (48cm flat end to end), I'm not very comfortable with technical, off road trails. All of these trails are ones that I can manage easily on other bikes. The steering feels too responsive and I get a little sketched out. I'll be putting wider bars on soon - extra bar width should compensate by slowing down the steering response a bit. Dave On Apr 6, 2:22 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 6, 2:34 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I will apologize first, but do think this "triangapillar" is just > > taking the discussion to a silly level. > > Somewhat. But from an engineering standpoint, three triangles are > stronger than two. So technically, it is a stronger design than the > diaga-piller. Also, I question whether the diaga-piller, which I > hereby dub the dragon-pillar because it rolls off the tongue easier, > is actually stronger. It creates two flattish somewhat triangular > shapes. The flatness is the problem, I think. Not much strength in > that. And really, they aren't even triangles to begin with. I would > like to see some test results. > > I also wonder if someone can speak to the concept of using short stems > on big frames to get the reach right. The Bombadil has a longish top > tube for me. With drop bars, if I want to sit more upright than on a > road bike, for example when touring, I would have to use a very short > stem. From what I've read that affects the handling--negatively. A > large frame should have a 12, 13, or 14 cm stem so that one's weight > is distributed properly between the front and rear. It seems like the > Bombadil was designed for mustache bars that extend backwards, but how > does that affect the handling? -- 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.
