I expect (and hope) that the Bombadil will handle much better than an early SJ, While the later ones -- my '90 SJ Comp and '91 SJ Team -- were superlatively handling bikes (I used the latter, with drops and 37s, as a commuter for a number of years) the old, slack-angled geometry, when I rode it, handled rather pig like in comparison. (My brother left one of these hanging in my mother's garage, and I was at first tempted to absorb it into my personal collection, but I rode it once and said, "No thanks." It was just like the other early '80s mtbs that I've owned and ridden.)
How does weight in a front basket affect the handling of one of these things? On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > While I wait for my new Bombadil, I put together a recent find that > will be it's urban companion: a 1983 Stumpjumper. This will be my pick- > up truck around town once I add the Wald basket to the front end. This > is as close to a grab-and-go bike as I've had in quite some time. > Simple, practical, utilitarian. Comfortable enough. Kind of like the > '38 Chevy pick-up I had way back. The Bombadil will be set up with > more gears for longer rides, and I may go with drops - we'll see once > it gets here. I decided to go with a solid silver paint job - just > like the Stumpy. No frills. The first shot in the set shows the bike > in it's natural habitat - it begged me to stop and play when I rode > past... > > Marty > > http://tinyurl.com/24r2z4x > > -- > 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.
