This is a great option! An AHH and a Bomb would make a great 1-2 punch, with less duplication than a Bomb/Atlantis combo. Whichever two you end up with, having a single wheel size is pretty nice.
On Aug 26, 7:34 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Since we're back to the practicality of wheelsharing, and since the > original poster is on the smaller side of medium frame sizes, I'll > vote for a 650B A. Homer Hilsen as a road and light tourer and a 650B > Bombadil as a heavy tourer and trail bike. There's nothing a bike can > do that you couldn't do with that pair. The Atlantis/Hunqa combo > would be kind of medium/medium. I'm sure the Atlantis is terrific, > and is probably the best 'one-bike-stable' of all time, but I think > the Hilsen/Bomba combo would cover a wider swath of the big tent of > cycling. > > On Aug 26, 6:33 am, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > With regard to the Hunq'a vs. Bombadil question: > > > I would be inclined to stick with the 26" wheels of the Hunq'a so that > > wheels can be shared with the Atlantis. You'll also save a few bucks > > in exchange for the extra fanciness of the Bombadil. > > > On Aug 26, 9:27 am, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am doing nealy the same thing! > > > > I had a custom built last year that functions as my "Atlantis" set up > > > with 26" x 1.75" tires, Albatross bars with Silver bar ends, fenders, > > > lights and baggage. This one functions as my daily ride, commuter, > > > light tourer and all-day, long-ride bike. > > > > I then ordered a Hunqapillar which will be setup with 26 x 2.3" Big > > > Apples, thumb shifters and Nitto Bullmoose. This will be my light > > > trail bike and cruiser. When needed, I'll swap the handlebars and > > > make it my loaded tourer. > > > > After ten years of riding as an adult and trying many different bikes, > > > I finally realized that I will be happy with two similar frames with > > > completely different setups. I looked so long for frames that fit me > > > well and were comfortable. So, don't be afraid to stay with what > > > works even it if is a bit redundant. Yes, one Atlantis could do all > > > of those things, but you'll spend your Friday nights swapping > > > handlebars, racks and pedals. :) > > > > Ginz > > > > On Aug 25, 5:30 pm, RJM <rjme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for all the suggestions. > > > > > I was thinking two bikes because one would have drop bars, barcons and > > > > front and rear pannier racks and the other bike, the "trail worthy > > > > bike," would have bullmoose bars and paul's thumbies with a small > > > > front and rear rack. I could probably do with one bike though, maybe > > > > with an albatross bar set up and just swap rack setups or wheelsets. > > > > It's definately a good idea. > > > > > I guess one question would be, Would the Atlantis be the better choice > > > > or would the Hunqapillar/Bombadil be the better all around bike? I do > > > > like the look of the Atlantis frameset, but wonder if a slightly > > > > sloping top-tube would be beneficial with my short PBH.- Hide quoted > > > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
