Jay, I have a Sam Hillborne that I built up in 2015 (Tektro 559s with Yokozuna Salmon pads, Nitto Choco bars, RH double crankset, Shimano XT hub laced to Velocity Quill rims, RH Snowqualmie Pass tires). And this past August I built up a new Surly Disc Trucker with many of the same components but with Yokozuna Ultimo hybrid disc calipers and threadless Thompson stem instead of the Nitto FacePlater quill stem on the Sam. I have to say, I love the disc brakes on the Surly. Much less brake lever force required to stop the bike (same Tektro FL 540 brake levers). And the difference in the wet is even more pronounced. Both bikes have a remarkably similar ride, if I were blindfolded I would have a hard time determining which bike I was riding until it came time to use the brakes. The Surly would reveal itself immediately.
On Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 10:12:40 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > It is; it's the British term for a windbreaker, especially the old > fashioned type with only a half-zipper. The name is borrowed from that of > an Inuit garment of similar design, I believe. > > I think the extension of the meaning came about because fanatical steam > train or steam waggon viewers (steam trucks were used in Britain until the > 1960s or even 1970s and there are entertaining Youtube videos of steam > waggon fairs and steam traction engines and lorries holding up traffic on > narrow English roads) often wore these anoraks in England's wet, cold > climate. > > On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 9:26 AM RichS <rshann...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> And I always thought an "anorak" was a piece of clothing. The things one >> can learn here:-))) >> >> Best, >> Rich in ATL >> > -- 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/77ae77fe-dcfe-4093-a1e3-7be9ad699502n%40googlegroups.com.
