Hey Erik, great pictures man. What kind of knobbies are you riding on the Hunq? and how do you like them?
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:24 PM, erik jensen <bicyclen...@gmail.com> wrote: > i've been riding mine a bunch, and taking photos of some of it. > > what to say? i never feel capable of writing a review... i feel like a > marketing person again. it rides like a rivendell, but across some pretty > intense sections--places i couldn't use my other bikes as smoothly on--that > was the point for my build--a dedicated load-capable mountain bike. My > atlantis rides most of the trails around here using a bit of care, works > great loaded even, and I use 40mm supremes. That's more than enough for me. > But, when looking for speed/fun and going down some steep rocky terrain then > it comes into its own. If you don't have rocks, I don't think you need much > more than 40mms. If you have the trails for it, then get a bike that can > take a knobby mountain tire. Ride your bike to your trails, though, right? > To me that's the real advantage of a rivendell vs. an explicit mountain geo. > I can do longer and more difficult loops in about half the time, feel more > confident on the hardest portions, and get further and into more interesting > areas far away from traffic and other people. YMMV. If you want a loaded > touring mountain bike, it's a great option. It's a great part of a quiver > centered on functionality and getting out there on two wheels. I did say > quiver. But indeed, if I only had one bike it'd still be my atlantis. I'm > lucky to have a few wonderful bikes to use getting from here to there. > > FWIW, it's noticeably stiffer than my 66cm atlantis--especially out of the > saddle. I'm 185lbs. > > lots of photos on trails ridden here; bikenoir.blogspot.com > > just one, goofy, shot of the sort of fun big tires are giving on > singletrack: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikenoir/5098441579/in/pool-1358...@n23#/photos/bikenoir/5098441579/in/pool-1358...@n23/lightbox/ > > hunqapillar group: > http://www.flickr.com/groups/1358...@n23/ > > I wholeheartedly agree though, we need more riding photos! Show us your > bicycle being used in beautiful places! > > ~erik > > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Kelly <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've ridden a LHT, and have many friends that have them. But honestly >> I'm amazed that anyone would consider it to be an option to or equal >> to the Riv Line. >> Different strokes for different folks and all that, but bar none I >> have never ridden a bike that rides as good as or that had the quality >> or resale of the Rivendell. So if I save 500 bucks on the frame over >> a hiborne (I keep typing hilbourne as my middle name is kilbourne, >> guess they need to change the spelling) I get it back the day I sell >> it and have a better riding bike to boot. >> Anything else I go to equals more value. Which is also a lower cost >> of ownership. >> >> So while I believe the LHT and other Surly bikes are wonderful, I >> don't believe they are in the same ballpark.. not apples to apple >> comparison anyway. If so why ever buy a Rivendell? >> >> My wife has a beautifyl 57cm Merlin extra light that is setup to fit >> her .. we can barely get 700x28's on it but we did. She test rode a >> Hilbourne and AHH and road her Merlin inbetween when I picked up my >> AHH and came back from the ride and ordered a Roadeo telling me to get >> her Merlin sold. I've heard this story from many many people in the >> short time I've been around. >> these bikes. I've seen and ridden the customs that my other tall >> friends ride that don't have room for fenders and just don't ride as >> well. (note they don't have a bell either) >> >> Oh well.. Since this is a Rivendell Owners Group, I guess I can get >> away with this post.. ;) Right??? lol >> >> later >> >> Kelly >> >> >> On Dec 4, 3:12 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > What more is there to discuss? >> > >> > > :-) >> > >> > Yeah, I saw that. It's perfect for me. And yet I hesitate. I don't >> > know that I'd use the Bullmoose bars, especially in that size. I've >> > got some thinking to do. It does seem the perfect all-rounder but I >> > just wanted to hear from folks who have actually been riding the bike. >> > And I have yet to see pictures of a production model in the 58cm >> > size. >> > >> > I agree with you about the Fargo. I think they blew it giving it >> > "suspension corrected" geometry. And as others have pointed out, the >> > classic lines and versatility of the Surly LHT make for a nice option. >> > But we'll see what happens.Something might materialize with a used >> > Atlantis... >> > >> > --mike >> >> -- >> 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > oakland, ca > bikenoir.blogspot.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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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