Brian, That's the first time I see a hardtail with front suspension and drop bars! The BAs look good too. Glad to know that you like them on the dirt. May I ask why you have your bike configured like that?
René On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm actually surprised how good the Big Apples are in the dirt. I'm in > Whistler, BC this weekend, and took my old MTB up some blue trail single > track with mud, rocks, roots, and even a few twisting bridge ramps, and only > had one slight front wheel slip in in a gravelly switchback. They were > solid and I stayed quite a ways out front of my knobby shod friend on the > ascents and descents. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/5996770108/in/photostream > > Brian > Seattle > > > On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM, erik jensen <bicyclen...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> patrick, >> >> the hunqapillar can be light and nimble. the second top tube feels natural >> to me anymore, and folks often comment on how light my bike is (and it's a >> 62). i notice the stiffness when i'm out of the saddle pulling on my >> bullmoose hbars, relative to my atlantis in similar conditions. for a beefy >> steel frame, it ain't bad. >> >> what i like most is having a bike that handles like my other rivs, but is >> set up for offroad riding. i'm using 29x2.1" knobbies and having a blast. >> look at some of my photos, and you'll see that with 29" tires you end up >> with not too long of a wheelbase--an inch or so of clearance between the >> seatstay and the tire. if i get into a flow and let off my brakes on >> descents, i can carve into corners just as easily as with my old karate >> monkey--but the front end handles more like a road machine which is >> something i appreciate--feels more responsive if a bit dulled with a >> slightly longer wheelbase (hope that makes sense). i had to go to knobbies, >> as big apples slid too much in the loose stuff at speed--i know you like >> BAs, maybe that'll help you decide. >> >> descending straighter lines, well, that's pretty damn magical--the riv >> stability surprising translates well onto pretty gnarly downhill lines. >> >> i'm using light weight components, but nothing crazy (still got steel >> hbars, for instance). i love my bike, and feel like i'm riding the 29" >> equivalent of an early mtb. it's a lot of fun. >> >> photos: http://www.flickr.com/groups/hunqapillar/ (i'm user >> cosmiccountry) >> more generally: http://bikenoir.blogspot.com/ >> >> erik >> >> "klunking is dusty in the summer, and muddy in the winter" >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 6:20 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Please keep us informed of your off road ride experiences. I am still >>> tempted by a Hunqapillar to build up as a ss off road bike, to >>> complement the Fargo, but I want something that feels lighter and >>> nimbler (the Fargo is lovely but it is heavy at 33 lb with the fat >>> wheelset). >>> >>> I am rather put off by the extra diagonal, but that may be overweighed >>> by the trademark Rivendell ride quality, so I am particularly >>> interested in how the H feels in cornering and acceleration. >>> >>> Or I may just get a ti or -- gawd 'elp us -- crabon fibre frame. >>> >>> Why the so-high bars? Not criticizing, just curious. I find that I >>> need a certain torso angle and forward reach, otherwise I feel as if I >>> can't get any power. I'm 56 so I'm no spring chicken, either. >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:32 PM, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I spent today afternoon building up the Hunqapillar and fine tuning its >>> fit. >>> > Pictures of the initial build are >>> > here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orthie251/sets/72157627319515196/ >>> > I put 40mm Marathon Extremes as I have a set of 2.25 Nobby Nics on >>> order. >>> > They ride extremely nice on the pavement; can't really tell them apart >>> from >>> > the 50mm Supremes. >>> > Setup is as follows: >>> > - 58cm Hunqapillar frame >>> > - Mavic A719, 36 spoked, XT hubs wheelset built by Rich >>> > - 12/36 9 speed cassette >>> > - DuraAce 9 speed down tube shifters to try them out and make it easy >>> to >>> > play with the cockpit to fine tune it. >>> > - 200mm Bullmoose bars with Shimano brake levers and Specialized XC >>> grips >>> > that I'm going to try to wrap with tape and shellac to see what >>> happens... >>> > - Polished Paul front Neo-Retro and rear Canti brakes >>> > - Black Berthoud Touring saddle >>> > - Front Nitto Mini Rack >>> > - XT Low-normal rear derailer >>> > - Microshift front derailer (only option at RBW) >>> > - Phil BB >>> > - Sugino XD2 crankset 24-34-46, 175mm >>> > - Shimano A530 pedals >>> > - Nitto S83 26.8 seatpost >>> > - Tange headset >>> > Initial comments: >>> > The bike feels just great riding near my house. I feel a bit stretched >>> out >>> > on the bars but as I've fine tuned the saddle angle everything seems to >>> be >>> > getting better; I'll have to try it on longer and rougher rides and may >>> even >>> > decide to try the shorter 150mm Bullmoose bars. I've been surprised by >>> how >>> > great the bars feel. I tried the bike at first with the Nitto Touring >>> bars >>> > but it felt just like my Atlantis (great but I wanted to try something >>> > different). I don't think the Touring (Butterfly) bars are very good to >>> go >>> > mountain biking with, and after playing with them for a while in the >>> normal >>> > and rotated forward 180 degrees just to see how that felt, I settled >>> for the >>> > Bullmoose which I believe are going to stay on it for a very long time, >>> at >>> > least while I keep it as a mountain bike. The frame feels significantly >>> less >>> > flexy than the Atlantis when wiggling the bars, which was to be >>> expected. I >>> > tried to ride it no hands to see if it would shimmy like the Atlantis, >>> but >>> > there was no sign. I know, different tires, no rear rack and no load, >>> but >>> > it's a great initial impression. >>> > I'll try it on longer rides and commute on it to see how it behaves >>> with the >>> > Nitto Big Rear Rack and the panniers. It might end up being my >>> S240/touring >>> > bike (when I'm finally able to start touring...). It might be too >>> redundant >>> > to have both the Atlantis and the Hunqapillar unless the Hunqa stays >>> > configured as a mountain/adventure bike and the Atlantis remains as my >>> > commuter and full fendered touring bike. We'll see, but I have to say >>> I'm >>> > very happy with my bike stable right now. >>> > I may also try the Extremes on the Atlantis to see if the shimmy >>> changes in >>> > any way, the 50mm Supremes or Big Apples on the Hunqa, etc. >>> > I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far, >>> > René >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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. >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Albuquerque, NM >>> For professional resumes, contact >>> Patrick Moore, ACRW >>> patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com >>> >>> A billion stars go spinning through the night >>> Blazing high above your head; >>> But in you is the Presence that will be >>> When all the stars are dead. >>> (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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-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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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