Jim: Way to bounce back, and NICE build... There's something about those Nitto bullmoose bars that are both super-friendly and reassuring, particulary on gnarly descents... That bike's a beauty... makes you want to jump on it and ride... Be safe,
BB On Jan 17, 11:49 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> 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-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.
