Thanks for the story! Glad to see you on the saddle. The bike looks great btw.
On Jan 17, 9:02 pm, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > That's a beaut. > Nice riding conditions too. > -JimD > On Jan 17, 2011, at 8:49 PM Jan 17, 2011, James Warren wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On January 17 of 2010, I had a slight misfortune, but in the end, > > was very lucky. I was hit by a car while riding and got a > > concussion, several broken ribs, and some bruised nerves. I was > > taken in an ambulance due to losing consciousness, but my injuries > > were the kind that could heal on their own. A week or so after the > > accident, I got some nice words and a bit of advice from some people > > on this list, and I am thankful for that. It was a bad experience > > the day it happened, but afterwards, I learned a lot and gained > > appreciation for the good things in my life. This list is one of > > those things. > > > About 11 months ago, I began a process of replacing the bike that > > was in the accident, my green Quickbeam with a working front > > derailleur (see it in RR#36). The replacement frame was going to be > > an orange Quickbeam, but since I was so set on finding a way to add > > even more gears via an internal hub in the buildup process, I > > finally realized that the replacement frame needed to be a Hillborne > > for this bike’s purposes. Patrick Moore, I was asking this list for > > advice a few months ago about adding rear gears to the Quickbeam, > > and your advice which was, “Why not use one of the frame models that > > is made for gears?” , helped to set me straight. > > > So, at the risk of overdramatizing the accident, below is the > > phoenix that rose from the ashes. My Hunqafied Hillborne with > > sidepulls. It has the low gears that I would usually miss on my QB: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/sets/72157625850005210/ > > > Favorite features: > > > Gearing is the best: 24-36-46 Sugino with Shimano 12-36 rear. > > > Bruce Gordon Rock and Road 700x40 tires. Tread makes them good for > > pavement and dirt. > > > Bullmoose Bars with Ergon Grips > > > Paul Mounts with 9 speed Shimano indexed > > > Silver sidepulls. I’ve always liked these. Really like them with > > mountain levers > > > Mini-rack mounts available and use of mini in front and full rack in > > the rear. > > > I LOVE this bike. And I’ve owned a few nice bikes. This one snuck up > > on all the rest and has caused them to sit idle. I finished setting > > up this Hillborne on Tuesday January 4th, and I’ve only ridden this > > bike since. Since setting it up, I have ridden it to work every day. > > Tomorrow should be 10 days consecutive, and I see no reason why this > > week won’t bring the steak to 13. I also plan to ride this bike in > > San Diego in February with the group. > > > I used to think a drop bar road bike set up with Jack Browns for > > country riding was the perfect bike, but this Hillhunqer is causing > > me to question that. It's also neat how it just sort of happened. > > The assembly was extremely fast once I saw it in my head. The build > > wasn't what I had originally planned, but I think reading this list > > influenced my instincts, and it just sort of came to me without > > feeling like I planned it. > > > The bike rides really nice. It's really stable, and I feel > > comfortable. The big tires are the best. I probably ride it slower > > than I do the road country bikes, but if that is true, I like it, > > because it feels like I am savoring the bike. I get up looking > > forward to riding it. > > > Thanks for reading. > > > -Jim W. > > > -- > > 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 > > . -- 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-bunch@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.
