So the Bombadil is smoother than the Fargo despite the narrower tires? What pressures do you run both pairs at? I noticed that my new (to me) Fargo is noticeably smoother than my Monocog 29er.
And: the B can't fit 2.35s with fenders? That is what keeps me from buying one. I hear that the Hunq can take 2.35s with fenders; does anyone know how much room is left over for mud and snow? And how the Hunq's ride compares with the B's? On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was so stoked to ride my Bombadil, I had just finished giving the > Noodles a temp-tape wrap, when I decided to break tradition and skip > photographing it... what I do with every bike I've ever built... That > can wait til tomorrow... I needed to RIDE this baby. Tonight I took > my favorite Bike n Brew ride on the Bombadil. I am fortunate to live > close to the D&R Canal towpath in central NJ, which runs 75 miles from > New Brunswick down to Trenton, then back up the Delaware River to > Milford... I live just outside of Princeton, and rode a short segment > (6+ miles), to a great little tavern/restaurant called the Rocky Hill > Inn just a short pedal from the canal. It's got an awesome beer > collection (about 20 different beers and ales on tap), and the food is > sensational. Best of all it's a great evening ride along the canal. I > met up with the wife, and we enjoyed a great dinner; I enjoyed an even > better ride home (while my poor wife had to drive)... > > Tonight there was a bright moon, which my Schmidt Edelux light, > powered by a Shimano dynamo hub quickly cancelled out. Temperature > was perfect (60 degrees) and the ride was awesome. Now I realize I'm > preaching to the choir, but this ride was by far the smoothest, > fastest and just BEST ride I've ever enjoyed on this stretch of > path... I've done this ride many times on many different fat-tired > bikes, including a Fargo (with 2.35 Big Apple tires, which I swore was > the benchmark for smoothness), but the Bombadil (with Big Apple 2.0s) > felt noticeably smoother.... not "ooo, new bike" smoother, just plain > smoother and faster... there was really no comparison. I couldn't > believe how the Bombadil literally soaked up the trail while > barrelling ahead... Amazing. > > The Edelux light (mounted on the front of my Nitto Mini front rack, > flooded the path ahead with super bright light. This is one awesome > lighting setup. > > I'll post pics of my build on Flickr tomorrow... I'm running on Big > Apples, with Noodle bars/baremd shifters, V-brakes, Sugino crank/ XTR > derailleur, and a new semi-broken-in B17. Maybe it was the > combination of the tires, the bars and the frame, but it felt so > smooth, I was waiting for a jolt with every bump, but it never > came.... > > Wow, what a great ride. > Goodnight... ZZZzzzzzz..... > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
