Patrick: That's a fair question, and actually I tended to run the Big Apples 2.35s on the Fargo in the mid to high 40s, whereas I had only 30 psi in the Bombadil's tires (2.0 width Big Apples)... Hey, I didn't say it was a FAIR comparison... :) I have long been a fan of the 2.35 Big Apples, and the Fat Franks. In fact I've convinced several friends to run them on their bikes. Lately, though I've started liking the 2.0 width versions (and even ordered a set of creme Fat Frank 2.0s for the Bombadil... Nice combination of speed and comfort, AND I can run fenders on the Bombadil. But there's nothing quite like the feel of the 2.35 Big Apples on the Fargo... they make this bike scream "Get outta my way"... When I owned the Fargo, squirrels in my neighborhood feared the "Big Green Monster"...
At one point I installed fenders (Planet Bike Cascadia) on the Fargo, but struggled to make them fit under my Tubus Logo rack in the rear... I also recall the overall fit of the Cascadias as being rather tight. I'd love to hear your experience running them with the Big Apple 2.35s. Peace, BB On Sep 19, 2:36 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > athttp://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.
